US Edition'Awesome to Be Back': Roigard Comeback Ignites All Blacks' Fuse at Eden Park
Cam Roigard scored two tries, including the match-winner, as New Zealand extended its Eden Park winning streak to 52 tests and retained the Bledisloe Cup for the 23rd year.
- At Eden Park on Saturday, the All Blacks defeated Australia 33-24, extending their unbeaten streak there to 52 matches.
- Coach Scott Robertson asked his 'hurt and stung' team to rebound after the South Africa loss, with Cam Roigard saying, `There was a lot of hurt from the South Africa match.`
- Early pressure produced three tries and a 17-point lead for the All Blacks in the opening 25 minutes, with Caleb Clarke, Leroy Carter, and scrumhalf Cam Roigard scoring.
- The victory retained the Bledisloe Cup for the 23rd year and moved New Zealand to the top of the Rugby Championship table; the teams meet next week in Perth, Western Australia.
- Australia remain winless over the All Blacks on New Zealand soil and have lost 23 straight matches at Eden Park, while the Wallabies' requirement to win both matches keeps Championship hopes alive.
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New Zealand rebounds from Springboks shocker to beat Australia and retain the Bledisloe Cup
Scrumhalf Cam Roigard scored two tries including the match-winner in the 76th minute as New Zealand rebounded from its worst-ever test defeat to beat Australia 33-24 Saturday and to retain the Bledisloe Cup for the 23rd year. Roigard returned from injury to help energize the All Blacks attack as New…
All Blacks hold off Wallabies rally to retain Bledisloe
Cam Roigard scored two tries on his return from injury as the All Blacks held off a Wallabies fightback to prevail 33-24 in a hard-fought Rugby Championship test and maintain their grip on the Bledisloe Cup for another year.
The New Zealanders beat the Wallabies (33-24) this Saturday 27 September at Eden Park d'Auckland and keep the Bledisloe Cup. But behind this performance, cascade wounds, indiscipline and scares...
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