New Zealand scored four tries in the first 25 minutes and held off a second-half Australia fightback with 13 men to beat the Wallabies 31-28 in a Rugby Championship thriller.

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New Zealand survived a late Australia comeback to triumph 31-28 in a dramatic Rugby Championship clash in Sydney

You can’t keep living on future revenues.' Photo / Photosport The poor old Wallabies are trying to claw their way up the world rankings from an historic low of ninth, and they are desperately trying to make punitive interest payments on the $80m debt facility they were afforded by an Australasian fund manager.

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The Wallabies are suffering from growing pains under new coach Joe Schmidt in this year's Rugby Championship. Two losses to South Africa were followed up by a good win on the road against Argentina, and Australia looked good to get a second in a row when they found themselves 20-3 ahead in Santa Fe.

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