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'One of the most incredible Test matches' - All the best social media reaction after thrilling Bledisloe Cup opener
Social media was understandably buzzing after Test rugby made a thrilling return in Wellington. With over 30,000 supporters present for the opening game of the Bledisloe Cup series, the All Blacks escaped with a draw after Jordie Barrett nailed a 79th minute penalty to earn a face-saving stalemate against Dave Rennie’s Wallabies.
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A superb contest was packed full of incident, providing social media with no shortage of talking points, including Rieko Ioane’s costly failure to ground the ball after a mesmerising All Blacks attack, and a 50m Reece Hodge penalty shot after full-time which crashed off the upright.
Here’s all the best social media reaction to the game, which has ramped up expectations for next week’s second Test at Eden Park.
Epic test match! What a finish!
Thought @wallabies had them after collecting Hodgey's kick off the post and building pressure like that ??Congratulations to Hoops on 100 tests!
— David Pocock (@DavidPocock) October 11, 2020
What a game @AllBlacks ??????
— Malakai Fekitoa (@MalakaiFekitoa) October 11, 2020
One of the most incredible test matches. #NZLvAUS pic.twitter.com/KdhyiQdt39
— Jim Hamilton (Vice Captain) (@jimhamilton4) October 11, 2020
Congrats Hoops on becoming the youngest Wallaby to reach 100 test caps today. Legend on and off the field ?? Also a very impressive shuffler ??
All the best @wallabies today ?? pic.twitter.com/BthwxMRJjR
— Matt Giteau ?? (@giteau_rugby) October 10, 2020
What a Test Match ?? ???? @allblacksrugby AllDay
— Jerome Kaino (@jeromekaino) October 11, 2020
https://twitter.com/tatafu267/status/1315154091878744064
https://twitter.com/AndyGoode10/status/1315220875583553538
The big fella would have stepped up ????
— Ian madigan (@Ian_madigan) October 11, 2020
https://twitter.com/PetrusduPlessis/status/1315166733997662208
The first thing Ian Foster must do in the All Black dressing room is step up to Reiko Ioane in the dressing shed and say "Youre not playing next week – you have missed a possible easy seven points. This is a test match! Not a show pony parade!'
— Keith Quinn (@KeithQuinn88) October 11, 2020
https://twitter.com/leextuai/status/1315153671043252230
Rieko Ioane will be working hard for a long time to remove that from the memory….
— Tim Murphy (@tmurphyNZ) October 11, 2020
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That test match this morning has showed that both the All Blacks and Australia are still terrified of drop kicks. Shocking decision making. Wallabies robbed of a penalty right in front of the posts straight after the kick hit the post too. As blatant as they come. #NZLvAUS
— Owen Webb O Rourke (@OwenWebbORourke) October 11, 2020
Matt Philip was absolutely outstanding today for the Wallabies, I thought he was comfortably Man of the Match, epic performance in the loose-worked tirelessly #NZvAUS #BledisloeCup #MattPhilip #Wallabies
— Graeme Peacock (@graemepeacock05) October 11, 2020
Feeling for Reece Hodge who was so close to being part of Rugby folklore. Feeling for AR Angus Gardner. Feeling for Reiko Ioane who butchered a try. Feeling for whoever should have made a drop goal attempt after the siren. It’s sport .. anything can happen! Bring on next Sunday.
— Greg Clark (@greg_clarkie) October 11, 2020
