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Wallabies denied Bledisloe Cup Test win over All Blacks after controversial refereeing decision in 39-37 loss

The All Blacks have snatched a pulsating 39-37 win over the Wallabies in the opening Bledisloe Cup Test following a controversial refereeing decision in the final minute of the match in Melbourne.

The Wallabies, leading 37-34, were awarded a penalty in the 79th minute only five metres out from their goal line, with fly half Bernard Foley opting to kick for touch.

Having already warned Foley about delaying tactics, referee Mathieu Raynal judged the Wallabies' playmaker was wasting time as he prepared to send the ball into touch and sensationally awarded the All Blacks a free kick, from which they took a scrum.

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