NZL
No.Name
5Sam Whitelock, L
9Aaron Smith, SH
T
7Sam Cane, FL
2Codie Taylor, H
1Joe Moody, P
3Ofa Tu'ungafasi, P
8Ardie Savea, -
4Patrick Tuipulotu, L
6Shannon Frizell, FL
15Damian McKenzie, FB
14Jordie Barrett, W
T
2
13Rieko Ioane, C
12Jack Goodhue, C
11George Bridge, W
10Richie Mo'unga, FH
Replacements
6Shannon Frizell, FL
16Dane Coles, -
17Karl Tu'inukuafe, -
18Tyrel Lomax, -
19Tupou Vaa'i, R
19Tupou Vaa'i, -
20Hoskins Sotutu, -
21TJ Perenara, -
22Anton Lienert-Brown, -
23Caleb Clarke, -

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Sky Stadium
9:00 PM, October 10, 2020
Attendance: 31,020
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Match Commentary

88'Eight minutes off overtime comes to an end as the Wallabies clear and everyone takes a huge deep breath in the stadium and around the world. Incredible finish.
88'A draw!
82'Incredible! Hodge penalty goal hits the post! The Wallabies get the ball back in the scramble but then turnover and the All Blacks clear before getting a penalty of their own.
81'+916-16 End of second half
80'Penalty Australia! Reece Hodge will have the chance to win it for the Wallabies from inside their own half. This will be the last play of the game!
79'We're all locked up in Wellington with a minute to go as Barrett nails the penalty.
79'16-16 Penalty goal - Jordie Barrett , New Zealand
78'Penalty New Zealand! Rob Simmons is pinged for Australia for a maul infringement and Sam Cane points straight to the sticks for the game-equaling penalty.
76'Penalty New Zealand. The All Blacks kick to touch after the Wallabies are penalised at the breakdown.
75'Lineout All Blacks. the Wallabies are able to clear from the kickoff, putting the pressure on New Zealand to come back down and win it.
75'Player substituted - Patrick Tuipulotu , New Zealand
75'Substitute on - Tupou Vaa'i , New Zealand
75'Player substituted - Aaron Smith , New Zealand
75'Substitute on - TJ Perenara , New Zealand
75'Player substituted - Hunter Paisami , Australia
75'Substitute on - Reece Hodge , Australia
75'Player substituted - Lukhan Salakaia-Loto , Australia
75'Substitute on - Rob Valetini , Australia
74'O'Connor nails it and the Wallabies lead by three!
74'13-16 Penalty goal - James O'Connor , Australia
73'Penalty Australia! Now it's the Wallabies' turn for the go-ahead penalty! Karl Tuinuikafe is penalised at the breakdown.
72'A superb 22 dropout from the Wallabies forces Barrett into touch, which he finds just inside the All Blacks' 22.
72'Substitute on - Jake Gordon , Australia
72'Player substituted - Nic White , Australia
71'Barrett's penalty is wide, we are still locked up!
70'Penalty New Zealand. The All Blacks try to attack from the scrum penalty advantage but the Wallabies defence is too good. So Paul Williams comes back for the penalty to give Jordie Barrett the chance for the go-ahead penalty.
69'Player substituted - Damian McKenzie , New Zealand
69'Substitute on - Caleb Clarke , New Zealand
68'Scrum New Zealand. As the rain starts to come down in Wellington, the All Blacks have a centre-field scrum 43 metres out from the Wallabies' line. Australia were unable to clear backdownfield after taking a quick lineout from Jordie Barrett's excellent clearance.
66'Scrum Australia. The All Blacks go to the air and George Bridge very nearly wins the contest, but he knocks on straight into Daugunu who in turns loses it forward. The All Blacks are having real trouble getting out of their own end.
66'Player substituted - Harry Wilson , Australia
66'Substitute on - Rob Simmons , Australia
64'Player substituted - Ofa Tu'ungafasi , New Zealand
64'Substitute on - Tyrel Lomax , New Zealand
64'Player substituted - Shannon Frizell , New Zealand
64'Substitute on - Hoskins Sotutu , New Zealand
63'Try time Australia! We're all locked up in Wellington as Filipo Daugunu scores in the corner. The All Blacks got back to snuff out a breakdown but an errant flick off the ground found Nic White, who then popped the ball up beautifully to Daugunu.
63'13-13 Try - Filipo Daugunu , Australia
60'Scrum New Zealand. The Wallabies are able to derail the All Blacks' attack with some nice line speed, but the ball is deflected off a Wallabies hand. There are some fresh players in both front-rows, so this scrum could be interesting.
60'Substitute on - Scott Sio , Australia
60'Player substituted - James Slipper , Australia
60'Substitute on - Jordan Uelese , Australia
60'Player substituted - Folau Fainga'a , Australia
59'Penalty New Zealand. The All Blacks are able to to halt the Wallabies momentum with a brilliant breakdown position from Ofa Tuungafasi. They kick for touch down to halfway.
58'Player substituted - Codie Taylor , New Zealand
58'Substitute on - Dane Coles , New Zealand
58'Player substituted - Joe Moody , New Zealand
58'Substitute on - Karl Tu'inukuafe , New Zealand
57'The Wallabies force the All Blacks into an error and Marika Koroibete kicks downfield for Michael Hooper. the Wallabies control the phases from there, but Matt To'omua kicks one time too many and Jordie Barrett gets back to field the ball.
57'Substitute on - Anton Lienert-Brown , New Zealand
57'Player substituted - Rieko Ioane , New Zealand
56'Penalty New Zealand. The All Blacks will go onto the attack here after Marika Koroibete is penalised for not rolling away. The All Blacks have a lineout on the Wallabies' 22.
55'Lineout Australia. Damian McKenzie continues to have trouble under the high ball before Codie Taylor is forced into touch.
54'James O'Connor is unsuccessful from the touchline conversion.
53'13-8 Try - Marika Koroibete , Australia
52'The Wallabies are in through Marika Koroibete who just touches down in the corner after a beautiful pass from James O'Connor. The Wallabies worked a nice move in close from the lineout, before Koroibete provided the finish.
52'Try time Australia!
52'Substitute on - Allan Alaalatoa , Australia
52'Player substituted - Taniela Tupou , Australia
51'After a succession of scrum resets the All Blacks make a break downfield, before the Wallabies win a turnover. The Australians then threaten themselves downfield, with Hunter Paisami making a nice little kick that forces Damian Mckenzie into a rushed kick into touch.
48'Free kick NZ. The Wallabies give up another scrum infringement. The front-row's timing is badly out at the moment.
46'Scrum Australia. This time it's the All Blacks who struggle in the Wellington wind, Codie Taylor's lineout throw is slightly off and a knock-on is the result.
45'Jordie Barrett can't land the conversion from wide out, though, the All Blacks leading 13-3 just five minutes into the second half.
44'Try time New Zealand! That's how it happens, they are so good at stinging you after absorbing pressure. Aaron Smith finishes off a smart lineout move, the No. 9 just wins the race to the corner after shaking off the tackle of Nic White and then surviving one last effort from Michael Hooper.
44'13-3 Try - Aaron Smith , New Zealand
43'Penalty NZ. Taniela Tupou continues his inaccuracy at the breakdown.
42'James O'Connor can't land the penalty though, that is a bad miss from the Wallabies No. 10.
41'And we're back underway in the second half at Sky Stadium, the All Blacks' kick-off well taken by Lukhan Salakaia-Loto. The Wallabies immediately go to the air but Damian McKenzie can't take it and Filipi Daugunu gets on the ball to win a penalty for Australia.
41'
41'Overturned! The Wallabies get a reprieve as Rieko Ioane is ruled to have dropped the ball in touching it down. What a huge escape for the Wallabies! And that's halftime in Wellington. A gripping first half where the Wallabies dominated possession and territory, but the All Blacks showed how dangerous they can be on the counter.
41'Try All Blacks! In a crazy finish finish to the half, the Wallabies cough up possession through Folau Fainga'a and the All Blacks streak away downfield to score through Rieko Ioane.
41'8-3 End of first half
40'Penalty Australia. Great position from Michael Hooper over the ball sees the Wallabies earn a penalty and Tom Banks kicks to touch about 30 metres out from the All Blacks' line.
40'Penalty New Zealand. Discipline continues to hurt the Wallabies as Taniela Tupou gets another clean-out wrong and is pinged for incorrect entry. That allows the All Blacks to clear back to halfway.
40'8-3 Start of second half
37'Penalty New Zealand. The Wallabies continue to be found at the breakdown as this time Sam Whitelock wins a penalty for getting over the ball. But the All Blacks butcher the kick for line, trying to chew off too much ground and the ball rolls dead. So it's the Wallabies' ball just 30 metres out from the Wallabies' line.
35'Penalty New Zealand. Nic White goes one too many times from the ruck as Sam Cane gets on the ball to win the call from Paul Williams. Again, the All Blacks were able to derail the rolling maul.
34'Penalty Australia. Ardie Savea is pinged at the breakdown for going off his feet after a nice little break from Nic White. The Wallabies are right in the corner following a brilliant touch kick from Banks.
32'Scrum Australia. The wind is playing havoc with high balls as the All Blacks fumble a Wallabies box kick.
31'James O'Connor gets Australia on the board, reducing the All Blacks' lead to just five points.
31'8-3 Penalty goal - James O'Connor , Australia
30'The All Blacks' defensive lineout is too strong and they force the Wallabies to move the ball. But the Wallabies get their second penalty almost straight away as Sam Cane is penalised for not releasing the tackled player.
29'Penalty Australia. Referee Paul Williams awards Australia their first penalty of the afternoon for a no-arms tackle. The Wallabies kick to the corner and will surely look to drive this maul over, but they will need to win the lineout first.
27'Barrett knocks over the simple penalty and its the All Blacks leading 8-0 after 27 minutes. The hosts are coming away with points when they get down into Australia's 22, the Wallabies haven't found a way to do that themselves yet.
27'8-0 Penalty goal - Jordie Barrett , New Zealand
25'Penalty New Zealand. Paul Williams pings Australia for offside after Ardie Savea is held up over the line. But the real problem is Australia's lineout, which is an absolute mess at the moment.
24'A good opportunity for the All Blacks to apply more set-piece pressure and they do as the Wallabies overthrow inside their own 22. All Blacks onto the attack.
23'The set-piece woes continue for the Wallabies with Folau Fainga'a pinged for a lineout throw that isn't straight. The Wallabies can't afford errors like that.
21'So close from the Wallabies! Matt Philip runs to within an metre of the line after a nice break from Nic White, only for Damian McKenzie to win the penalty with a beautiful position over the ball.
19'Scrum Australia. This is an excellent attacking opportunity for the Wallabies after Jack Goodhue rips the ball from Taniela Tupou, but in doing so loses if forward. Australia have a centre-field scrum from just inside the All Blacks' 22.
18'A nice kick from Matt Toomua pins the All Blacks in the corner. The Wallabies are showing some promising signs, but the All Blacks defence is holding firm so far.
16'Free kick New Zealand. That's poor from the Wallabies, they can't even get the first set right.
15'A quarter of an hour gone and we have the first scrum. The Wallabies lineout has been struggling, so it will be interesting to see how the scrum holds up.
13'Matt Toomua shuts the All Blacks down with a huge hit on Richie Mo'unga before the Wallabies hand the ball back. Aaron Smith tries to catch the Wallabies out with a cheeky kick that Daugunu cleans up.
12'Penalty New Zealand. Marika Koroibete is penalised for incorrect entry into ruck, giving New Zealand the chance to kick deep to the 22 and attack from a lineout.
10'Barrett can't convert his own try, but the All Blacks will be happy with that result after absorbing some early pressure from the Wallabies.
9'Try time New Zealand! Jordie Barrett has this afternoon's first five-pointer, the winger finishing off a nice counter attack that was started through Rieko Ioane. Quick hands spread the ball nicely through the hands, Shannon Frizell throwing the final pass to Barrett who had too much speed for Marika Koroibete to win the race to the corner.
9'5-0 Try - Jordie Barrett , New Zealand
8'Lineout New Zealand. The All Blacks are able to clear through Aaron Smith after some more promising Wallabies build-up. The All Blacks are able to pinch the lineout ball though and clear further downfield.
6'Daugunu continues to worry the All Blacks. The Wallabies move the ball to the right and the winger cuts back infield, but the play breaks down as Hunter Paisami pushed an offload and the All Blacks look to counter through Rieko Ioane. Jordie Barrett is just forced into touch just as they start to threaten though.
4'New Zealand can't do anything with the ball before the Wallabies claim a kick and head downfield. Filipo Daugunu makes a break down the tight touchline but can't find Harry Wilson with the offload. Still, promising signs for Australia.
2'Penalty New Zealand. Australia string some solid phases together but really don't trouble the hosts, Ardie Savea then getting on the ball to win the turnover and penalty from Williams.
1'And we're underway, Kiwi referee blows his whistle and the Wallabies kick off down to Jack Goodhue who just catches the ball. Richie Mo'unga clears into touch and the Wallabies will have some field position from the outset.
1'Woah, that was special, the energy from that haka was that of an All Blacks side who hasn't performed one in almost 12 months. Yep, story checks out!
1'Anthems done, now time for the haka, led as usual by TJ Perenara.
1'And here comes the All Blacks, led out by new skipper Sam Cane for the first time.
1'The Wallabies are on the field, led out by Hooper who gets a warm reception from the crowd. There is a smattering of gold in the stadium, despite the border closures!
1'Getting close, both teams completing their warm-ups.
1'Congrats to Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper, who becomes the youngest Australia to play 100 Tests this afternoon.
1'The All Blacks yesterday scratched Beauden Barrett from their run-on team, with Damian McKenzie coming straight into the starting side. Barrett has an Achilles injury but it isn't overly bad and he should return for Game 2 in Auckland next week. New Zealand then lost Nepo Laulala from the bench this morning with Tyrel Lomax coming into the 23. The Wallabies are as per program, with Harry Wilson, Hunter Paisami and Filipo Daugunu all making their Test debuts.
1'Hello and welcome to ESPN's live commentary of the opening Bledisloe Cup Test from Wellington, New Zealand. Sam Bruce in the chair for the match, in what is the first international rugby Test anywhere in the world since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. But we're here, at last! This promises to be an intriguing encounter with both the All Blacks and Wallabies commencing new eras under new coaches, though the hosts will start red-hot favourites for this one given the continuity in their coaching and make-up of their squad. Stay tuned as we bring you all the build-up to kick-off, which is just on 30 minutes away.
1'0-0 Start of first half