New Zealand opened their Rugby Championship with a 27-19 win over Australia at ANZ Stadium in Sydney last night.

In a tale of two halves in an overall scrappy game, the All Blacks did enough in the opening forty minutes of the match to bag four competition points as they kicked off the inaugural championship with a hard-fought victory.

Meanwhile, Argentina was welcomed into the Rugby Championship with a 27-6 hiding at the hands of the Springboks at Newlands early this morning.


Story by: Aliki Bia