Richie Mo'unga booted a penalty in the last minute to lift the All Blacks to a 23-20 comeback win over Australia in Dunedin on Saturday as the New Zealanders continued their perfect start to the season in the lead-up to the World Cup.Trailing 17-3 at halftime, the All Blacks' 22-year winning streak agains
Richie Mo'unga booted a penalty in the last minute to lift the All Blacks to a 23-20 comeback win over Australia in Dunedin on Saturday as the New Zealanders continued their perfect start to the season in the lead-up to the World Cup.
But tries to debutants Shaun Stevenson and Samipeni Finau saw New Zealand storm back into the game, before Mo'unga sealed the win with a well-taken kick from a tight angle. Both teams had early casualties, with Queensland Reds hooker Matt Faessler making his test debut for the Wallabies when Dave Porecki came off early for a head injury assessment.The All Blacks' old guard stepped up in his absence, with Sam Whitelock and Ardie Savea combining to save a try when stand-in captain McDermott made a dart for the right corner.
It seemed inevitable that the All Blacks would find their range sooner or later, and so it proved as quick hands put Stevenson over at the right corner four minutes after the restart.
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