Australia 28 - 31 All Blacks

Full time

21 Sep 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 5

Accor Stadium

In a thrilling encounter at Accor Stadium, New Zealand triumphed over Australia with a final score of 31-28. Will Jordan set the tone early with a try just after kickoff, followed by Rieko Ioane and Caleb Clarke adding to the tally, all converted by Damian McKenzie. Australia fought back with tries from Fraser McReight and Matt Faessler, keeping the contest alive. As the match progressed, Ardie Savea extended New Zealand's lead before Hunter Paisami responded for Australia. A yellow card for Anton Lienert-Brown created an opportunity for Australia, leading to another try from Tom Wright. Despite the pressure, New Zealand held on, showcasing their resilience. The match highlighted standout performances from McKenzie and Lolesio, both pivotal in their teams' attacking strategies.

Weather

Temperature: 23.6°C (Feels like 23.4°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 15.2 km/h, gusting to 31.4 km/h Humidity: 28% Cloud Cover: 8%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
1'

Try

Will Jordan · All Blacks

0 - 5
2'

Conversion

Damian McKenzie · All Blacks

0 - 7
8'

Try

Rieko Ioane · All Blacks

0 - 12
9'

Conversion

Damian McKenzie · All Blacks

0 - 14
14'

Try

Caleb Clarke · All Blacks

0 - 19
15'

Conversion

Damian McKenzie · All Blacks

0 - 21
17'

Try

Fraser McReight · Australia

5 - 21
18'

Conversion

Noah Lolesio · Australia

7 - 21
24'

Try

Ardie Savea · All Blacks

7 - 26
25'

Conversion

Damian McKenzie · All Blacks

7 - 28
35'

Try

Matt Faessler · Australia

12 - 28
36'

Conversion

Noah Lolesio · Australia

14 - 28
40'

Substitution

Anton Lienert-Brown on for Ethan de Groot · All Blacks
Halftime 14 - 28
Second Half
44'

Penalty

Damian McKenzie · All Blacks

14 - 31
44'

Substitution

Allan Alaalatoa on for Taniela Tupou · Australia
49'

Substitution

James Slipper on for Angus Bell · Australia
52'

Substitution

Brandon Paenga-Amosa on for Matt Faessler · Australia
55'

Substitution

Lukhan Salakaia-Loto on for Nick Frost · Australia
57'

Substitution

TJ Perenara on for Cortez Ratima · All Blacks
61'

Substitution

Asafo Aumua on for Codie Taylor · All Blacks
61'

Substitution

Tate McDermott on for Nic White · Australia
63'

Substitution

Dylan Pietsch on for Marika Koroibete · Australia
63'

Substitution

Luke Jacobson on for Sam Cane · All Blacks
64'

Yellow Card

Anton Lienert-Brown · All Blacks
64'

Try

Hunter Paisami · Australia

19 - 31
65'

Conversion

Noah Lolesio · Australia

21 - 31
65'

Substitution

Sam Darry on for Tupou Vaa'i · All Blacks
67'

Substitution

Langi Gleeson on for Rob Valetini · Australia
70'

Substitution

Pasilio Tosi on for Tyrel Lomax · All Blacks
70'

Substitution

Angus Bell on for James Slipper · Australia
71'

Yellow Card

Caleb Clarke · All Blacks
74'

Yellow Card Complete

Anton Lienert-Brown · All Blacks
76'

Substitution

Harry Plummer on for Sevu Reece · All Blacks
78'

Try

Tom Wright · Australia

28 - 31
78'

Conversion

Noah Lolesio · Australia

23 - 31
81'

Yellow Card Complete

Caleb Clarke · All Blacks
Fulltime 28 - 31

Player ratings

Australia

15 Tom Wright 7.9
14 Andrew Kellaway 6.1
13 Len Ikitau 7.1
12 Hunter Paisami 6.4
11 Marika Koroibete 6.3
10 Noah Lolesio 7.3
9 Nic White 6.3
1 Angus Bell 6.7
2 Matt Faessler 7.3
3 Taniela Tupou 5.6
4 Nick Frost 4.7
5 Jeremy Williams 6.9
6 Rob Valetini 6.4
7 Fraser McReight 8.6
8 Harry Wilson 8.5
16 Brandon Paenga-Amosa 6.6
17 James Slipper 5.6
18 Allan Alaalatoa 6.5
19 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto 6.5
20 Langi Gleeson 6.0
21 Tate McDermott 7.0
22 Tom Lynagh –
23 Dylan Pietsch 6.1

All Blacks

15 Will Jordan 8.5
14 Sevu Reece 8.2
13 Rieko Ioane 7.0
12 Jordie Barrett 6.6
11 Caleb Clarke 7.5
10 Damian McKenzie 7.9
9 Cortez Ratima 8.4
1 Ethan de Groot 6.0
2 Codie Taylor 7.9
3 Tyrel Lomax 6.6
4 Scott Barrett 6.6
5 Tupou Vaa'i 7.8
6 Wallace Sititi 8.0
7 Sam Cane 6.5
8 Ardie Savea 8.3
16 Asafo Aumua 6.0
17 Tamaiti Williams –
18 Pasilio Tosi 6.0
19 Sam Darry 6.4
20 Luke Jacobson 6.7
21 TJ Perenara 6.6
22 Anton Lienert-Brown 5.7
23 Harry Plummer –