Trophy Room

It's hunting season for the All Blacks!!! They already took the Wallabies. Will they take the Pumas and the Springboks too?

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next week

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South Africa beat Argentina in Mendoza

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South Africa squeak past Pumas

Gonzalo Camacho tries to break away from Willem Alberts

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Two second-half penalties from Morné Steyn saw South Africa come from behind to win 22-17 in a brutal match against Argentina.

The Springboks were unable to produce the same clinical finishing that saw them rack up so many point last weekend, sucked into a breakdown battle that they often lost until Steyn's boot prevailed in the closing stages.

Match Report Here: Planet Rugby

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Through the gap: Jean de Villiers spots space

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Julio Farias Cabello takes on two defenders

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RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2013

		Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
1	South Africa	2	2	0	0	95	30	65	9
2	New Zealand	2	2	0	0	74	45	29	9
3	Argentina	2	0	0	2	30	95	-65	1
4	Australia	2	0	0	2	45	74	-29	0

All Blacks retain Bledisloe Cup

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 Sam Whitelock of the All Blacks and Rob Simmons of Australia compete for the ball in the lineout during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Westpac Stadium on August 24, 2013 in Wellington, New Zealand.

(August 23, 2013 - Source: Phil Walter/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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 Kieran Read of New Zealand competes at the lineout against Rob Simmons of Australia during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Westpac Stadium on August 24, 2013 in Wellington, New Zealand.

(August 23, 2013 - Source: Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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New Zealand secured the Bledisloe Cup for the 11th straight year after beating Australia 27-16 in Wellington on Saturday.

The Wallabies were more competitive than last weekend's encounter in Sydney but the All Blacks made better use of their opportunities which sealed their victory.

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 Stephen Moore of the Wallabies offloads the ball during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Westpac Stadium on August 24, 2013 in Wellington, New Zealand.

(August 23, 2013 - Source: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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Israel Folau of the Wallabies makes a break during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Westpac Stadium on August 24, 2013 in Wellington, New Zealand.

(August 23, 2013 - Source: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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Man of the Match: There were several candidates in the All Black pack, who were in charge in the second half. A special mention goes to Tony Woodcock, who was dominant in the scrums and Steven Luatua for a superb showing on defence and attack. But our vote goes to Aaron Smith who got New Zealand's back-line firing with his nippy service, and superb decision-making. He also won his personal duel with Will Genia which is no mean feat.

Moment of the Match: With the score at 10-6, the Wallabies were still in with a shout but Ben Smith's second try put the visitors further on the back-foot and knocked the wind out of their sails.

Match Report Here: Planet Rugby

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 Steven Luatua (L) and Liam Messam (R) of the All Blacks fill the Bledisloe Cup with beer following The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Westpac Stadium on August 24, 2013 in Wellington, New Zealand.

(August 23, 2013 - Source: Phil Walter/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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Israel Folau of the Wallabies is tackled during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Westpac Stadium on August 24, 2013 in Wellington, New Zealand.

(August 23, 2013 - Source: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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Tony Woodcock of the All Blacks drinks from the Bledisloe Cup following The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Westpac Stadium on August 24, 2013 in Wellington, New Zealand.

(August 23, 2013 - Source: Phil Walter/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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 Ben Smith of New Zealand is tackled by James O'Connor of Australia during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Westpac Stadium on August 24, 2013 in Wellington, New Zealand.

(August 23, 2013 - Source: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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 Richie McCaw of New Zealand competes for the high ball against Israel Folau of Australia during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Westpac Stadium on August 24, 2013 in Wellington, New Zealand.

(August 23, 2013 - Source: Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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 Israel Dagg of the All Blacks is tackled by Scott Sio of Australia during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Westpac Stadium on August 24, 2013 in Wellington, New Zealand.

(August 23, 2013 - Source: Phil Walter/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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 Wallabies captain James Horwill is tackled during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Westpac Stadium on August 24, 2013 in Wellington, New Zealand.

(August 23, 2013 - Source: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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 Matt Toomua of the Wallabies is tackled during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Westpac Stadium on August 24, 2013 in Wellington, New Zealand.

(August 23, 2013 - Source: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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 The Bledisloe Cup is displayed during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Westpac Stadium on August 24, 2013 in Wellington, New Zealand.

(August 23, 2013 - Source: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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Adam Ashley-Cooper of the Wallabies is tackled during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Westpac Stadium on August 24, 2013 in Wellington, New Zealand.

(August 23, 2013 - Source: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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 The All Blacks pose for a team photo after winning the Bledisloe Cup during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Westpac Stadium on August 24, 2013 in Wellington, New Zealand.

(August 23, 2013 - Source: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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 Steven Luatua of New Zealand makes a break during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Westpac Stadium on August 24, 2013 in Wellington, New Zealand.

(August 23, 2013 - Source: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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 Richie McCaw of New Zealand runs at James Horwill of Australia during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Westpac Stadium on August 24, 2013 in Wellington, New Zealand.

(August 23, 2013 - Source: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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 Richie McCaw of New Zealand makes a tackle on Ben Mowan of Australia during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Westpac Stadium on August 24, 2013 in Wellington, New Zealand.

(August 23, 2013 - Source: Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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 Aaron Smith of the All Blacks breaks the tackle of Sekope Kepu of Australia during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Westpac Stadium on August 24, 2013 in Wellington, New Zealand.

(August 23, 2013 - Source: Phil Walter/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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Stephen Moore of Australia offloads in the tackle from Tom Taylor of New Zealand during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at Westpac Stadium on August 24, 2013 in Wellington, New Zealand.

(August 23, 2013 - Source: Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2013

		Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
1	South Africa	2	2	0	0	95	30	65	9
2	New Zealand	2	2	0	0	74	45	29	9
3	Argentina	2	0	0	2	30	95	-65	1
4	Australia	2	0	0	2	45	74	-29	0

mid-week break

The Rugby Championship - SOUTH AFRICA 73 ARGENTINA 13

Juan Martin Hernandez

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South Africa opened their 2013 Rugby Championship season with a mightily impressive nine-try 73-13 victory over Argentina in Soweto on Saturday.

Quite simply, the Boks were dominant and had this result sewn up after half-an-hour before the floodgates opened and the Pumas shut down.

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Juan Martin Leguizamon

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next test:

24 Aug

Argentina v. S. Africa

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• RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP

  Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	PD	B	Pts
  1.	South Africa	1	1	0	0	73	13	60	1	5
  2.	New Zealand	1	1	0	0	47	29	18	1	5
  3.	Australia	1	0	0	1	29	47	-18	0	0
  4.	Argentina	1	0	0	1	13	73	-60	0	0

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The Rugby Championship - Bledisloe Cup Game 1

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Australia v. New Zealand

 Adam Ashley-Cooper of the Wallabies tries to break a tackle during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the Australian Wallabies and the New Zealand All Blacks at ANZ Stadium on August 17, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.

(August 16, 2013 - Source: Matt King/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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An outstanding match at ANZ Stadium in Sydney saw New Zealand clinch a try-scoring bonus-point 47-29 win over Australia.

The All Blacks kept hold of the lead for the majority of the match as both teams played with great width and endeavour throughout, a classic performance featuring eight tries in total, including a hat-trick for Ben Smith and a length-of-the-field classic from Will Genia.

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 Steven Luatua of the All Blacks is tackled during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the Australian Wallabies and the New Zealand All Blacks at ANZ Stadium on August 17, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.

(August 16, 2013 - Source: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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 Stephen Moore of the Wallabies is tackled during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the Australian Wallabies and the New Zealand All Blacks at ANZ Stadium on August 17, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.

(August 16, 2013 - Source: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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The occasion marked the return of Richie McCaw to the international stage and he hardly shunned the limelight, ever-present at the breakdown throughout and a try scorer too as he proved that none of his magic had been lost during a six-month sabbatical.

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 Richie McCaw of the All Blacks runs the ball during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the Australian Wallabies and the New Zealand All Blacks at ANZ Stadium on August 17, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.

(August 16, 2013 - Source: Mark Nolan/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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 Kieran Read of the All Blacks breaks the tackle of Michael Hooper and Christian Lealiifano of the Wallabies during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the Australian Wallabies and the New Zealand All Blacks at ANZ Stadium on August 17, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.

(August 16, 2013 - Source: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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As Test matches go in 2013, the overall quality was at times a cut above - with both the Wallabies and All Blacks underlining why Bledisloe Cup matches are constantly pencilled into diaries.

In the end however, with six tries in the bag away from home and 47 points scored, this was New Zealand's night.

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 Aaron Smith of the All Blacks attempts a charge down on the kick of Jesse Mogg of the Wallabies during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the Australian Wallabies and the New Zealand All Blacks at ANZ Stadium on August 17, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.

(August 16, 2013 - Source: Mark Nolan/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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 Conrad Smith of the All Blacks breaks the tackle of Ben Alexander of the Wallabies during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the Australian Wallabies and the New Zealand All Blacks at ANZ Stadium on August 17, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.

(August 16, 2013 - Source: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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Man of the Match: Long live the King. Richie McCaw returned to Test rugby with one of his defining performances in an All Black jersey. He was everywhere.

Moment of the Match: It might have been an effort in defeat, but Will Genia's blitzer brought Australia screaming back into the contest at the end of the first-half.

Villain of the Match: Nothing nasty to report, although Quade Cooper must have thought he was in a pantomime.

Match Report Here @ Planet Rugby:

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 Sekope Kepu of the Wallabies is tackled by the All Blacks defence during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the Australian Wallabies and the New Zealand All Blacks at ANZ Stadium on August 17, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.

(August 16, 2013 - Source: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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Ben Smith of the All Blacks runs past Quade Cooper of the Wallabies to score a try during The Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup match between the Australian Wallabies and the New Zealand All Blacks at ANZ Stadium on August 17, 2013 in Sydney, Australia.

(August 16, 2013 - Source: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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next test:

24 Aug

N.Zealand v. Australia

Wellington, NZL

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FOUR-NATIONS 2013

		Pl	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/-	Pts
1	New Zealand	1	1	0	0	47	29	18	5
2	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Australia	1	0	0	1	29	47	-18	0

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