New Zealand beat Australia to win the Rugby Championship with the help of the Pumas

Auckland (AFP).- New Zealand beat Australia 40-14 The sixth and final day, at the unstoppable Eden Park in Auckland Rugby Championshipand became the champion of the tournament, aided by the results of other matches of the day: South Africa beat the Pumas 38-21 In Durban, the margin was less than the 39 points the home team needed to win the title.

Thanks to the attacking bonus earned against the Australians, the All Blacks lead the table with 19 points. South Africa face Argentina this afternoon. To win the competition on overall goal difference, win, attack bonus and achieve a margin of at least 39 points over the Pumas.. But he missed the mark and was second with 18 points. Australia (10) and Argentina (9) completed the positions.

It extends success and A third successive Rugby Championship title With six defeats in their last eleven games, they provide some breathing room for a coach who has been heavily questioned for Ian Foster’s erratic results. Foster was one of the favorite targets of specialist critics and the grotesque palate of the New Zealand fan who was accustomed to demanding the history of the world’s best team.

“I am happy with this performance, we can always improve but I liked our approach,” Foster declared After the match. After a hard-fought 39-37 win in Melbourne last week in which the All Blacks scored a try in the hour that seemed doomed to defeat, the New Zealanders showed more maturity at Eden Park on Saturday. A color.

Dominant ‘All Black’

Wing Will Jordan found the first lane to score his 21st try (23) in as many games for the national team, Jordy Barrett doing well and outscoring Australian center Jason Petaya. Ian Foster’s men pulled a muscle And a penalty try (27) was awarded after a maul collapsed by the Wallabies in front of the scoring zone. The dominance continued in the second half with tries from Samuel Whitelock (47), Cody Taylor (54) and Samisoni Toukeiho (66).

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Unable to defend himself for several minutes, The All Blacks conceded only twiceColby Fainga (60) capitalizes with a try after a failed foot clearance by New Zealander Richie Mounga.

“The fact that they refused to score for the first 60 minutes was unbelievable,” said All Blacks captain Samuel Whitelock. Australia, the most penalized team in the tournament, again suffered episodes of indiscipline, notably with two yellow cards (Jedt Holloway in the 3rd minute, Dave Borecki in the 27th minute), bringing their total in this Rugby Championship to nine. . “Playing with 13 players after two yellow cards in the first half forced us to defend.” Endorsed prop and Wallabies captain James Slipper. “It’s a very disappointing result for us.”

Best in competition

creations

New Zealand: Beauton-Barrett; Will Jordan, Rico Ione, Jordy Barrett and Caleb Clarke; Richie Moyunga and Aaron Smith; Ardie Savea, Dalton Papali’i and Akira Ioane; Samuel Whitelock and Brady Retallick; Tyrell Lomax, Cody Taylor and Ethan de Groot. For their part,

Australia: Andrew Kellaway; Tom Wright, Len Igitau, Lalakai Fogeti and Marika Koroibet; Bernard Foley and Jack Gordon; Harry Wilson, Pete Samu and Rob Valenti; Caderyn Neville and Jed Holloway; Alan Alalatova, David Borecki, and James Slipper.

Positions

Tiebreaker criteria

Rugby Championship tie-break criteria are as follows:

• First place will be decided by the team with the most wins in the tournament.

• In case of a tie, the team that defeats the other team the most is the champion.

• If it cannot be determined yet, the winner will be established by the difference in points for and against.

• In the event of a tie, the nation with the greatest difference in points for and against each other will be crowned.

• If a champion is still undecided, it will be determined by effort difference between two (or more) tied teams.

• – In the event of a tie, all teams with the same number of points will share the championship position.