Australia v England LIVE rugby: Result and reaction as England keep series alive with win
Follow all the reaction from Brisbane as England bounce back with victory over the Wallabies
Owen Farrell kicked 20 points as England took an imposing early lead and held off a spirited Australia fightback to level the three-match series at 1-1 with a 25-17 victory in Brisbane on Saturday.
An early Billy Vunipola try and four penalties had England 19-0 ahead in the 32nd minute and two more three-pointers from Farrell in the second half proved enough for victory.
Australia, 30-28 winners in the series opener last week, scored tries through prop Taniela Tupou and centre Samu Kerevi either side of halftime but were unable to extend their 10-match winning streak at Lang Park.
The third and deciding test takes place at Sydney Cricket Ground next Saturday.
Follow the reaction with our live blog:
New Zealand 0-10 Ireland, 18 minutes
Penalty to Ireland where the ball landed, which is deep in New Zealand territory. To the corner they go for a lineout, and a maul...
Which New Zealand stall! Excellent set-piece defence from the All Blacks, bringing it down legally and ensuring the ball won’t come back. It’ll be the hosts’ scrum feed, and that’s three points turned down by Ireland...
YELLOW CARD! Leicester Fainga’anuku is sent to the sin bin! New Zealand 0-10 Ireland, 17 minutes
It’s yellow! That’s a little bit reckless from Fainga’anuku, and though the crowd boo as he is sent from the field for ten minutes, you’d suggest it was closer to red than just a penalty. Very clumsy.
TMO check! New Zealand 0-10 Ireland, 17 minutes
It is a leaping Leicester Fainga’anuku who lands on Hansen, jumping to try and block the kick ahead but then doing little avoid a collision. There’s head contact.
New Zealand 0-10 Ireland, 17 minutes
Ooh! Mack Hansen kicks ahead and is rather nastily collided with by a New Zealand body. Hansen stays down - and TMO Tom Foley calls down to Jaco Peyper, suggesting the referee takes a look. There’s blood on the Ireland wing’s face...
New Zealand 0-10 Ireland, 15 minutes
The All Blacks are intent to play from deep but their runners are struggling to make significant, consistent dents. Eight phases inside their own half come to little before Barrett looks to the air, weighting his high bomb close to perfectly and allowing Leicester Fainga’anuku a chance to challenge. He times his leap well but can’t quite clutch a fast-falling ball, knocking on.
New Zealand 0-10 Ireland, 14 minutes
Ireland again get their restart set-up slightly wrong, with Peter O’Mahony forced to arch backwards in the air to take a floated kick from Beauden Barrett. Good hands from the Ireland blindside.
PENALTY! New Zealand 0-10 IRELAND (Johnny Sexton penalty, 13 minutes)
39 metres, just outside of the right-hand upright, but nothing to unduly trouble Johnny Sexton, who has started this game well.
New Zealand 0-7 Ireland, 12 minutes
Another very pleasant picture at scrum-time, Ireland getting a late nudge on but New Zealand able to play away. Rieko Ioane makes a half-break up the left, but Ireland drag him down. There is quick ball, but Brodie Retallick is isolated as he carries and Caelan Doris is expertly over the ball, two arriving All Blacks unable to shift the limpet, who earns a holding on penalty.
Johnny Sexton gestures for the uprights.
New Zealand 0-7 Ireland,11 minutes
Ireland penalty, then, and a return to advanced territory. That’s a nice set-piece variation, too, feigning the maul after the lineout and sending Dan Sheehan looping around the pack, the hooker feeding Robbie Henshaw on an unders line. Alas, the Irish centre can’t quite gather as he seeks a soft shoulder - knocked on.
New Zealand 0-7 Ireland, 10 minutes
More lineout woe for New Zealand. A move at the front does not work and Dalton Papalii then goes beyond the ball with an over-enthusiastic clearout.
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