New Zealand v Australia, Bledisloe Cup, October 31
Bledisloe Cup is on the road again
Scrum.com
October 29, 2009
The All Blacks enjoyed a victory on the last occasion that the Bledisloe Cup went on the road
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Australia and New Zealand rekindle their Bledisloe Cup rivalry on Saturday, with the fixture taking place on foreign soil for the second time. Last year the venue was the So Kon Po Stadium in Hong Kong, where two tries from Drew Mitchell were not enough to stop the All Blacks from embarking on their Grand Slam tour attempt with a victory under their belts. Richie McCaw and Sitiveni Sivivatu scored tries for the All Blacks in a 19-14 victory in front of a crowd of over 37,000. It's the Wallabies who will attempt a Grand Slam this November, but first they will have to get the monkey off their backs after a dismal Tri-Nations. They lost three Tests to the All Blacks over the summer, including a 33-6 hiding in the final game of the tournament. Australia v New Zealand All-time record: New Zealand won 91, Australia won 39, drawn 5 Biggest winning margin: NZ: 37, 43-6 at Wellington, 1996; Aus: 21, 28-7 at Sydney, 1999 Highest score: NZ: 50 (50-21) at Sydney, 2003; Aus: 35 (35-39) at Sydney, 2000 Most tries: NZ: 9 (38-13) at Dunedin, 1936; Aus: 5 (30-16) at Auckland, 1978 and (35-39) at Sydney, 2000. Longest winning sequence: NZ: 9 (1936-47), Aust: 3 (1978-80, 1991-92, 2000-01) Most points (individual): NZ: Andrew Mehrtens 202; Aus: Matt Burke 176 Most tries (individual): NZ: 8 Doug Howlett, Ian Kirkpatrick, Christian Cullen; Aus: 8 David Campese Most points in a Test: NZ: 29 Andrew Mehrtens at Auckland, 1999; Aus: 24 Matt Burke at Brisbane, 1996
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