Well, the 1st Bledisloe Cup test match between the Ian Foster coached All Blacks (Who were trying to adapt the South African approach or should I say method of their style of play but it failed (The world champion Springboks who didn't play well in 2017 when it failed all 3 of them then in 2018 they got both of them spot on (There was only one that failed) & last year they got all 3 of them right on their way to world rugby glory) & were without Beauden Barrett who had to pull out due to a knee problem (Damian McKenzie was drafted in as replacement for the injured Beauden Barrett) & Nepo Laulala due to personal reasons (Tyrel Lomax took Laulala's place) & the Wallabies at Sky Stadium in Wellington has ended in a draw (At least we did not lose but that was lucky) but that's disappointing stuff for the All Blacks who were trying hard to win (Including that try by All Black right winger Jordie Barrett but assistant referee Angus Gardner didn't raise his flag when an All Black player put a foot in touch when Gardner didn't spot it & AB's centre Rieko Ioane scored a try just before halftime but referee Paul Williams (Who had became the 1st New Zealander to have taken charge at a Bledisloe Cup game in 28 long years) had gone up to the big screen to have a look at a clear knock on at the try line but after a consultation from the TMO, Williams has cancelled out the Rieko Ioane try because of an apparent knock on in goal & immediately blew his whistle for halftime (I mean that proved them costly because we could've won that match) along with the Wallabies (They had a chance to win the game with a long range penalty goal by Wallaby replacement back Reece Hodge after referee Paul Williams penalized replacement All Black prop forward Karl Tu'inukuafe for not rolling away at the ruck but the New Zealand crowd booed him (They should curb booing the kicker for the next Bledisloe Cup test at Eden Park in Auckland unlike in Twickenham, Aviva Stadium & Murrayfield where booing the kicker is banned (I mean this is not Scotland Vs England earlier in the year during the Six Nations before Scotland's next match against France where fans have been warned not to boo the kicker) & it hit the post (It would've gone over if the NZ crowd didn't boo him & won themselves the game for the Wallabies) who played well under new coach Dave Rennie (The new master who took over from Michael Chieka behind the success of the Chiefs Super Rugby triumphs in 2012 & 2013) who have been getting all the praise from critics all over the world rugby community (One rugby fan just said that Rennie is better than Michael Cheika because the current Wallabies squad are now playing like the golden era of rugby in the 1990's period) & Australia are now favourites to win this year's Rugby Championship because they have the home field advantage after playing well in the 1st Bledisloe Cup test in Wellington.
So that is my 363rd blog of the year 2020 (MMXX) & my 23rd of this year.
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