The All Blacks have lost their second test of the season 23-18 (the also lost one to the British and Irish Lions), in the third of the year against the Wallabies, in Brisbane. The ABs had won easily in the first test in Sydney but only just came out in front in Dunedin a week later.
This was a ‘dead rubber’, the Bledisloe Cup had already been won for the season, but it will have (or should have been) a severe blow to All Black pride. But overall it shouldn’t do them any harm, being reminded of the hurt of losing can help drive teams to win.
It was a big win for the Aussies, who have been under a lot of pressure this year but are improving. Good on them.
This is obviously an excellent result for the Wallabies and for Australian rugby. It is also good for the game worldwide.
I didn’t watch the game so I won’t comment on specifics of the game. It was too late for me to be bothered going out and watching it, and I’m still refusing to pay Sky exorbitant amounts for single games and also won’t pay a subscription for a lot of crap I don’t want just to be able to watch what I do want to see.
I see that the All Black business is going to offer pay-per-view internationally for the tour of Europe, starting shortly. Sky will supply the feeds via streaming. I could be tempted, but at $24.95 a game that’s still a bit steep. The Maori All Black games are more reasonable at $14.95 but I’m not as interested in watching them – with so much rugby on these days I’m a lot more selective in what I watch.
Your NZ 
Conspiratoor
/ 22nd October 2017Tend to agree. 12.30am on prime and a repeat 13 hours later my interest in the abs is on the ebb tide. I can’t be the lone ranger
Duncan Brown
/ 22nd October 2017Gotta wonder if Bill had been in the changing room……
Pete George
/ 22nd October 2017This from the herald: Have the All Blacks really been ‘cursed’ by Jacinda Ardern’s rise?
An alternative theory – maybe the Wallabies played better than the ABs?
traveller
/ 22nd October 2017I totally subscribe to that theory. 🤓😎
Blazer
/ 22nd October 2017Who is the author of such trash…not anonymous!
Trevors_Elbow
/ 22nd October 2017Good long term result for the ABs … the pain of losing is something to avoid and will teach more lessons than a win. Hard to get excited for a game with nothing on it and the Aussies were playing for contracts and to send a great warrior for the jersey in Steven Moore out on a high in his last game for the Wallabies…
Even better it will make the Aussies think things arent as bad with their rugby as the truly are
Zedd
/ 22nd October 2017world beating ABs (promoted by key) loss the week after Natz lose election…. how bizaare 😀
Alan Wilkinson
/ 22nd October 2017Expect more losses, Zedd, with a ragtag bunch of losers in power. But your favourite man is feeding you conspiracy theorists a feast:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11935601
Zedd
/ 23rd October 2017duly noted AW