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However, the cup reverted to the two-game contest in 2007 because the Tri Nations was abbreviated that year to minimise interference with the teams' preparations for the World Cup. The three-match format for the Bledisloe Cup continued in 2012, with the first two matches taking place as part of the 2012 Rugby Championship.
In 2000 in Sydney, a record crowd of 109,874 witnessed what some have called 'The Greatest Ever Rugby Match' when the All Blacks defeated The Wallabies 39–35. Twenty one days after their win in Sydney, the All Blacks lost to the Wallabies in front of a home crowd. This meant the Wallabies won The Bledisloe Cup for the third year in a row.
The Bledisloe Cup, an Australian-New Zealand trophy is also awarded within the series. Each nation plays each other thrice on a home and away basis, though the number of games against each side was expanded from two to three in 2006. [1] A nation receives four points for a win, two for a draw and none for a loss.
Bledisloe Cup; 1946-09-25 NZ Māori: 0 20 Rugby Park: Hamilton: NZ Māori: Match Details: 1946-09-28 New Zealand: 10 14 Eden Park: Auckland New Zealand: Match Details: Bledisloe Cup; 1947-06-14 New Zealand: 5 13 Brisbane Exhibition Ground: Brisbane New Zealand: Match Details: 1947 New Zealand tour Bledisloe Cup; 1947-06-28 New Zealand: 14 27 ...
Australia made it 5 wins in a row in the Bledisloe Cup, having taken it from New Zealand in 1998. As of 2022, this was the last time that Australia won the Bledisloe Cup. As of 2022, this was the last time that Australia won the Bledisloe Cup.
It was a short tour with two matches. In the same year the Bledisloe Cup was contested in a home/away format. One match was held in each country, and a preliminary match in each. The All Blacks lost the Sydney test match, but won the return test match later in the month, during the subsequent Australian tour of New Zealand to retain the ...
However, Australia came crashing back to earth, suffering a 51–20 defeat during the second Bledisloe test, staged at the venue, stretching Australia's Bledisloe Cup drought to a 12th year. Australia managed to bounce back from that defeat, with hard fought 24–23 and 32–25 wins over South Africa and Argentina, with the latter win ensuring ...
Wins Bledisloe Cup N. M. Chall. Plate Freedom Cup Puma Trophy Wooden spoon New Zealand: 20 23 Not a contestant 16 Not a contestant 2 South Africa: 5 Not a contestant 8 3 Not a contestant 11 Australia: 4 5 13 Not a contestant 13 7 Argentina: 0 Not a contestant Not a contestant Not a contestant 2 9