All Blacks crush Wallabies in opener

Australia 29 New Zealand 47

All Blacks crush Wallabies in opener
Sat, 17 Aug, 2013 - 15:30

Australia 29 New Zealand 47

Ben Smith scored a hat-trick as New Zealand ruined Ewen McKenzie’s first match as Australia coach with a dominant victory in the Bledisloe Cup opener in Sydney.

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