I love how as soon as Lomu gets the ball, the only objective for the Aussies is to stop him at all costs, they are not thinking about any other aspects of defence. what a legend
I remember watching this at the time. If I recall correctly, the only Wallaby who never missed a tackle on Lomu was Gregan. 2 of the best rugby matches I've ever watched.
Loved this game. I went on the spur of the moment. Left Auckland Friday night, Landed went to the hotel checked in, Bumped into other kiwis there for the same game. We headed to the pubs, drank all night, barely slept, headed to the most amazing game ever, the crowd and the roars! Drank all night, hell of a hangover to fly home on Sunday, Still smiling. EPIC Game.
any1 notice jonah doesnt get past gregan on a few occasions,that dude(gregan) always got under my skin as a ab fan. he was one of the best halfbacks ever.
I landed in Australia for the first time in 2000, on July 15th from New York City to visit family. They greeted my (12 year old) and 10 year old brother with tickets to the Bledisloe Cup. We knew nothing about rugby. I'd love of course this to be the start of a lifelong love affair with the game. As ESPN Australia wrote on the 20th anniversary of this match "The clash would later come to be known as the "Great Test Ever Played" after the 79 earlier minutes had enthralled a crowd of 109,874, a world record for a rugby match, and ensured no one in attendance would forget the incredible spectacle anytime soon."..... except for two preteens from New York City... who were so jetlagged they slept through the whole game.
Dream game, kudos to NZ to snatch the game at the end. That Australian team was incredible. I loved everything: backs, forwards, coach, jersey colour, game plan. Hope Australian rugby will come back to that level soon!
Rugby back then without Poms, Irish in any good form was and is how rugby should be now really. Jonah, legend, jeessh this game was legendary, I remember it well :).
What a match it was...to kick off the new millenium...very few other games can match it...the 2011 RWC Semi between the same two countries comes close.
But 2011 was very one-sided. For great matches between both I remember Australia's wins in 2010 in Hong Kong and 2011 in tri Nations . And the all blacks win in the last minute in 2017 I believe
@@zephanish NZ was fantastic that game and I can't understand how they just won 20-6 and how they scored only 1 try. But again NZ was a little bit nervous in the knockout stages that world cup. Piri weepu botched several kicks that could have put 30+ past Australia .
