Bernard Foley has been left "bewildered" by a referee call at the death that effectively cruelled the Wallabies' Bledisloe Cup hopes in a gripping Test encounter in Melbourne.
The Australians were left devastated after All Blacks fullback Jordie Barrett scored in the 81st minute on Thursday to secure a 39-37 victory to claim the prized trans-Tasman trophy for a 20th successive year ahead of the second Test in Auckland next week.
The Wallabies had forced a penalty with just over a minute remaining but as Foley went to kick the ball into touch, referee Mathieu Raynal made the rare call to sanction the veteran five-eighth for time-wasting.
