Australia bounced back from last weekend’s record defeat to New Zealand to edge past the All Blacks 24-22 in a thriller in Brisbane yesterday.
The Wallabies started brightly as Tom Wright crossed in the third minute, before Rieko Ioane levelled the scores 5-5 as both tries went unconverted.
Both sides finished the first half with 14 men as debutant Lachlan Swinton and Ofa Tu’ungafasi were both sent off.
The visitors led 15-11 before Taniela Tupou scored for the Wallabies, who held on despite Tupou Vaa’i’s late try.
Taking the field after a half time score of 8-8, the Wallabies came back better organised and with more determination to beat the All Blacks at a venue that has been a nightmare for the tourists who went into the fourth and last match of the Bledisloe Cup which they had already secured by winning the second and third Tests after drawing the opening match.
The home team’s defence was rock solid and the All Blacks did not have it their way the way they did in the third game which they won by a record 38 points. (bbcsport)