Bledisloe Cup 2014: Score and Recap for Qantas Wallabies vs. All Blacks Game 1

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Published: August 16, 2014

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New Zealand began their Rugby Championship title defence with a tense draw on Saturday, with Australia managing to hold their own and share the spoils with a 12-12 result that left neither side with cause to celebrate.

Steve Hansen's men came to ANZ Stadium as reigning champions and their perfect record in this competition was halted at 12 successive matches, ESPN Scrum confirming the result:



The first of three Bledisloe Cup meetings this year promised a lot, but it was a slow and, at times, tedious affair for both teams, with the All Blacks going in at the break with a 9-3 lead.

Penalties were traded early on between the two sides, making clear-cut scoring chances difficult to come by. Ruckin Good Stats illustrated the lack of discipline at half-time, although there was a difference in how penalties were conceded:



Wet conditions made for a stop-start match as fly-halves Aaron Cruden and Kurtley Beale exclusively accounted for the point count, while the Wallabies failed to capitalise on a Wyatt Crockett yellow card just prior to the break.

Ewen McKenzie's young captain Michael Hooper had the opportunity to claw down New Zealand's advantage when Crockett's 38th-minute sin-binning came but opted to make an attempt on the line. Rugby World's Paul Williams questioned the decision:



The second period was very much a similar story as Beale and Cruden notched up their kicking tallies, with New Zealand 12-9 up heading into the final 20 minutes. 

It was around this stage that things began to open up and the hosts got a better look at the try line as the substitutes weaved their way into play, Tony Veitch of Radio Sport noted the impact of Ma'a Nonu's supposed shoulder injury:



Referee Jaco Peyper did a satisfactory job of keeping the momentum in play considering how difficult the adverse conditions made matters, but New Z...
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