Australia seek to snap a 21-year hoodoo against New Zealand in the first Test in Sydney. Join Jonathan Howcroft for updates.   08:57 Blimey. That escalated quickly. The All Blacks could have been 60 points up at half-time and ended fortunate winners,

The Wallabies’ Bledisloe nightmare will continue into a 23-year despite one of the great comebacks from the Aussie side, falling just short 31-28.

The Wallabies have fallen painfully short of what would’ve been an incredible comeback win over the All Blacks.

The All Blacks led 21-0 after 15 minutes but faded badly and held off a second-half rally with 13 men at one point to win the first Bledisloe Cup test 31-28 over the Wallabies on Saturday. New Zealand hasn't scored a point in the final quarter of all four of their matches in the Rugby Championship this season,

The Bledisloe Cup series between Australia and New Zealand comes around each year as a high point of the Southern Hemisphere rugby season.

On a sun-drenched Sydney afternoon, the All Blacks fired and almost fatally fizzed to deliver another erratic performance that anxiously locked away the Bledisloe Cup. Securing the coveted Bledisloe for a 22nd straight year ensures the All Blacks trophy cabinet won’t be bare after losing the Freedom Cup and Rugby Championship following successive losses in South Africa.

The Wallabies charge late but fall short of the All Blacks at Accor Stadium.

The Bledisloe Cup will remain in the hands of the All Blacks after holding off a late Wallabies come back in a thriller in Sydney.

The Bledisloe Cup will remain in New Zealand for a 23rd straight year after the All Blacks beat the Wallabies 31-28 in a Rugby Championship thriller in Sydney.

The All Blacks retained the Bledisloe Cup despite a nervous last 20 minutes in their 31-28 win over the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday.