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Darren Walton

HISTORICAL FACTS: All blacks edge out wallabies to retain bledisloe cup | History Defined

The Wallabies have gone close but fallen just short of a Bledisloe Cup win over the All Blacks. (James Gourley/AAP PHOTOS)

The All Blacks have expressed huge relief at securing the Bledisloe Cup for a 23rd straight year after denying the gallant Wallabies 31-28 in the opening trans-Tasman Test in Sydney.

After racing out to a 21-0 lead inside 15 minutes on Saturday, New Zealand had to withstand a fierce Australian fightback to retain the prized piece of silverware as All Blacks coach Scott Robertson savoured how his side "found a way".

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