Mo'unga says Wallabies 'better' side, Hodge haunted by penalty miss

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All Blacks playmaker Richie Mo'unga conceded that the Wallabies were the better team in the drawn Bledisloe Cup opener over the weekend.

Australia's Reece Hodge kicks a penalty during the Bledisloe Cup rugby union match between New Zealand and Australia. AFP/Marty Melville

Fly-half Mo'unga was full of praise for the Wallabies, who entered the match as underdogs but came within the width of a goalpost of recording a major upset to mark new coach Dave Rennie's first match in charge. "I dropped into the pocket, but momentum had us and we looked likely to score, so a dropkick wasn't in the question," he said.

 

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