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The All Blacks have retained the Tri-Nations and Bledisloe Trophies.
After taken the lead 17-7 shortly after the half time break, the Wallabies allowed the Kiwis to respond with 3 converted tries before a Ryan Cross try put them back in the running with less than 3 minutes to go.
Unfortunatley a last ditch attack didn't pay off and Australia's hopes for the Tri-Nations and a crack at the Bledisloe fell 22 yards short.
As it happened (With thanks to OxleyMoron):
6:04pm The anthems have been sung, time for the haka
6:05pm The haka is Kapa O Pango, no surprise there for such a big game
6:07pm Wallabies to kick off
6:09pm Wallabies on attack, plenty of free kicks awarded early against both sides
6:10pm Penalty against NZ, taking man out in the lineout
6:11pm Giteau to have a shot, on the 15m line from touch, 43m out
6:12pm Gits penalty is short, right on line, 0-0 4min30 gone
6:13pm Wallabies have had most of the possession so far
6:14pm Penalty against Moore for offside
6:15pm Freekick to NZ, 30m out from Aus line
6:17pm Knocked on by Kaino
6:17pm 3 scrum resets already
6:18pm Freekick against woodcock for wheeling
6:19pm Kaplan wants a word to Palu
6:20pm NZ pressing, Try to Muliania
6:21pm Wallaby defence was too narrow, Tuqiri had three to cover
6:22pm Carter coverts
6:22pm 0-7 after 15 minutes
6:24pm Penalty to Aus, Kaino offside
6:24pm Mistake by Giteau, kicked the ball dead, NZ scrum near halfway
6:28pm Palu looses the ball forward in a great attacking run
6:29pm McCaw was in another timezone, Penalty to AUS
6:30pm Gits kick straight in front, its good
6:31pm NZ knock on from restart
6:32pm NZ blow a good chance, muliaina kicks out on full
6:33pm Penalty against Cowan, Kaplan wants a word, coming in from the side
6:34pm Wallabies pressing
6:36pm Cowan clears, after Kaino takes possession when on the ground
6:37pm Plenty of phases by the wallabies, turned over
6:38pm Palu clutching his knee, limping
6:41pm Smith forces a turnover
6:42pm Palu down for treatment
6:42pm Palu off, BROWN on
6:45pm Ball squirted loose from brown, 22 restart to NZ, McCaw tries a drop kick and stuffs it
6:47pm Wallaby lineout inside their own 22
6:48pm lost forward by NZ
6:48pm Nonu down
6:50pm Wallabies inside 22, try to AAC
6:51pm Sivivatu may get warned for the late tackle on Hynes
6:52pm Gits converts, same angle and ball shape as the QANTAS ad
6:52pm Halftime, 10-8 to the wallabies
6:57pm lousy typo, score is 10-7
6:58pm Missed tackles 8 Aus, 18 NZ
7:03pm 40 minutes left for tri-nations glory, if the wallabies can stay in front
7:03pm Tuqiri loses ball from restart
7:04pm Penalty against Aus, Moore offside, mortlock has smashed Nonu
7:04pm Changed decision to knock on? Aus scrum feed
7:06pm McCaw penalised for not on feet, full arm penalty
7:07pm Lineout on 22, wallabies score, Horwill with the try
7:08pm Great buildup run from brown and giteau in that try
7:09pm gits to kick from touch, got it
7:09pm Williams and woodcock have been down in backplay
7:10pm Palu has a grade 1 or 2 medial strain to knee
7:11pm Hynes just cut Kahui in half
7:12pm Woodcock scores the try, sharpe missed tackle
7:13pm Carter converts from the touchline
7:14pm Nonu off, Somerville off, Afoa and Mealamu on
7:15pm Wallabies on attack
7:17pm Cordingley denied 1m out
7:19pm McCaw penalised again
7:21pm Weepu, Donald are on
7:22pm Horwill loses the lineout, Williams knocks on 5m out from line
7:23pm NZ scrum on halfway
7:24pm 20 minutes to go
7:26pm Weepu try
7:26pm Sivivatu set that try up
7:26pm Carter converts
7:27pm 63 minutes gone
7:28pm dissent from Moore has cost the wallabies 10m
7:29pm NZ break, lineout reset
7:30pm Carter score a try
7:31pm Carter converts
7:32pm Penalty against cross from restart
7:33pm Cordingley has kicked out on the full, momentum has swung
7:34pm McMeniman on, Elsom off
7:36pm Wallabies have just wasted 20sec deciding what to do, Freier on, moore off
7:37pm Turnover by AAC on Aus 22, NZ slowing the play down
7:39pm NZ defending well
7:40pm McMeniman has knocked on 5m out
7:40pm Freier knocked on, wasn't picked up
7:41pm the clock is the enemy
7:42pm A couple of scrum resets are taking more time off the clock, playing into NZ hands
7:43pm Cross scores, Kaplan wants to go upstairs
7:44pm Try scored
7:44pm Gits kicks conversion
7:45pm 1 try to win it all....
7:46pm NZ milking the clock
7:46pm 1 last chance
7:47pm Penalty against NZ, have to run it
7:48pm NZ win
7:48pm NZ win the tri-nations and the Bledisloe
7:54pm So close, yet 22m too far away