Top Performers - Australia v New Zealand
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Top Performers - Australia v New Zealand
Australia bounced back from their humiliating record defeat to New Zealand a week ago as they edged the All Blacks 24-22 in a crazy Bledisloe 4 encounter in round 2 of the Tri Nations Championship.
With the Bledisloe Cup already wrapped up by New Zealand, Australia came out with a point to prove and manage to claim their seventh straight win in Brisbane.
Our Top performers from the game.
Top performers - Australia vs New Zealand
- Marike Koroibete - Big game from the winger. Loads of carries, good on defense. Won some crucial turn over penalties. Most running metres made.
- Harry Wilson - Another impressive, good game from the youngster. Good with ball in hand. Made metres with loads of carries. Good on defence
- Michael Hooper - Led from the front today. Calm and controlled the team well. Good positive decisions. Good support play and good strong carries
- Sam Cane - A solid performance by the captain. Outstanding on defense. A threat in the tackle. Carried well and made metres around the breakdown
- Ardie Savea - Huge game from the 8th man. Fierce with ball in hand. Broke a few tackles and was tough to control.
Notable mentions -
- Reece Hodge - Outstanding with the boot. Stepped up well in the flyhalf role, while keeping things simple and controlled the game well
- Rieko Ioane - Caused problems on the wing. Deserved his try. Looked for work and came into midfield on a few occasions to get onto the ball more. Several defenders beaten
