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Out to Paenga-Amosa down the left
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Great rush defence by Lienert-Brown
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Scrum will be reset
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Up and under from McDermott and it's been lost forward for an Aus scrum
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Aus look to maul but it's sacked
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Penalty to Aus and Banks sets up the lineout
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Mounga gets the second half underway for NZ, taken by Kellaway
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New Zealand take a 16-8 lead over Australia into halftime. The All Blacks kept the scoreboard ticking over, slotting three penalties to open up a 9-0 lead. The Wallabies got on the board with a penalty around the half hour mark and crossed for the game's first try after 36 minutes to reduce the deficit to a single point. However, the All Blacks would have the final say of the half, with a try with the final play giving them an eight point advantage at the break.
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And that will be halftime