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Some stats from this weekend's match between the All Blacks and the Wallabies.

New Zealand gave up 5 penalties to Australia's 13!

NZ’s penalty offences:

Tackle (going off feet) = 1 (Robinson/McCaw)

Ruck (offside entry) = 2 (Woodcock/Oliver, McAlister)

Scrum (binding) = 1 (McCaw)

Obstruction/taking out player = 1 (Robinson/McCaw)

Australia's penalty offences:

Tackle = 4

Ruck (offside) = 2

Ruck (hands) = 1

Offside (general) = 2

Lineout (offside) = 1

Scrum (binding) = 2

Throwing ball away = 1

And now the all important First Three to the Breakdown
(* means they were a sub)

First 3 to Breakdown
McCaw	33 (15+18)
Hayman	30 (18+12)
Robinson	28 (16+12)
Jack	28 (13+15)
Woodcock	24 (12+12)
So'oialo	20 (7+13)
Collins	11 (4+7)
Mealamu*	9
Howlett	9 (5+4)
Oliver	7 (5+2)
Muliaina	7 (2+5)
Carter	6 (1+5)
Kelleher	5 (4+1)
McAlister	4 (1+3)
Toeava	4 (1+3)
Rokocoko	4 (1+3)
Evans*	1

For the complete stats go to Tracey Nelson's column on Haka.co.nz