19 vs 34 
Match Detail
Competition: Tri Nations
Date: Saturday 26th July 2008 (NZT)
Venue: ANZ Stadium – Sydney, Australia
Crowd Attendance: 79,234
All Black Test Number: 435
All Black Game Number: 1156
New Zealand: 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Anthony Tuitavake, 13 Richard Kahui, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10 Daniel Carter, 9 Andy Ellis, 8 Jerome Kaino, 7 Daniel Braid, 6 Rodney So’oialo (c), 5 Ali Williams, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Greg Somerville, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Keven Mealamu, 17 John Afoa, 18 Anthony Boric, 19 Sione Lauaki, 20 Jimmy Cowan, 21 Stephen Donald, 22 Conrad Smith.
Australia: 15 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14 Peter Hynes, 13 Ryan Cross, 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Lote Tuqiri, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 George Smith (c), 6 Rocky Elsom, 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 James Horwill, 3 Al Baxter, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson.
Replacements: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 Matt Dunning, 18 Dan Vickerman, 19 Phil Waugh, 20 Sam Cordingley, 21 Timana Tahu, 22 Drew Mitchell.
Officials
| Referee | Television Match Official | Touch Judges |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Joubert (South Africa) | Shaun Veldsman (South Africa) | James Bolabiu (Fiji) Mark Lawrence (South Africa) |
Score Results
| Team | Tries | Conversions | Penalties | Drop Goals | Yellow Cards | Points | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | Loss |
| Australia | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | Win |