New Zealand snapped a two-game losing streak with a nail-biting 31-28 win over Australia on Saturday, holding off a second-half charge to retain the Bledisloe Cup.

New Zealand scored four tries in the first 20 minutes and held off an Australian fightback with 13 men late on to beat the Wallabies 31-28 in a Rugby Championship test at Stadium Australia on Saturday.

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Australia and New Zealand will look to salvage difficult Rugby Championship campaigns as they meet in the first of back-to-back Bledisloe Cup clashes.

New Zealand have chosen to recall 23-cap wing Caleb Clarke as well as fullback Beauden Barrett, restoring the three-man back row (Clarke, Barrett and Will Jordan) who ran amok in the redemptive 42-10 win over Argentina earlier in the Championship.

Australia and New Zealand will hope to bounce back from Rugby Championship defeats as the rivals meet in their first Bledisloe Cup clash of the year. The Wallabies suffered a record loss to Argentina last time out,

Good morning and welcome to coverage of the Rugby Championship as Australia host New Zealand in the first part of the Bledisloe Cup in Sydney. The Rugby Championship so far has not served Australia or New Zealand well.