All Blacks Host Wallabies in Bledisloe Cup Rugby Match
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New Zealand played Australia in a rugby match.
The game was for the Bledisloe Cup.
The All Blacks are the New Zealand team.
The Wallabies are the Australia team.
The match was at Eden Park.
Eden Park is a big stadium in New Zealand.
The Wallabies walked into the stadium.
The crowd did not make much noise.
The stadium had bright floodlights.
The two teams are big rugby rivals.
They play each other every year.
The Bledisloe Cup is a famous trophy.
Many rugby fans watched the game.
The match was a rugby union international.
People sent emails about the game.
Vocabulary10 words
- Bledisloe Cup
- a trophy that New Zealand and Australia play for
- All Blacks
- the name of the New Zealand rugby team
- Wallabies
- the name of the Australia rugby team
- Eden Park
- a big sports stadium in New Zealand
- stadium
- a large place where people watch sports
- crowd
- a big group of people watching something
- floodlights
- very bright lights used at night games
- rivals
- teams or people who compete against each other
- trophy
- a prize given to a winner
- international
- a sports match between two different countries
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1. New Zealand and Australia 2. Eden Park 3. Bledisloe Cup
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New Zealand played _____ in a rugby match.
The game was for the _____ Cup.
The _____ are the New Zealand team.
The Wallabies are the _____ team.
The match was at Eden _____.
Eden Park is a big _____ in New Zealand.
The Wallabies walked into the _____.
The _____ did not make much noise.
The stadium had bright _____.
The two teams are big rugby _____.
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