Defence Blacks beat Australia for military rugby superioritySUPPLIED The NZDF Defence Blacks took on the Australian Defence Force in Wellington on Saturday in game three of the 2017 Military Tri-Nations Rugby Tournament. And in the latest war for military rugby superiority, played out in Wellington on Saturday, New Zealand has defeated Australia. The NZDF Defence Blacks downed the Australian Defence Force team 39-14 at Davis Field, Trentham, in the third game of the 2017 Military Tri-Nations Rugby Tournament. The Defence Blacks played their French counterparts in Palmerston North last Sunday ahead of France playing Australia at Trentham on Wednesday. But Saturday's black-versus-green-and-gold clash re-ignited a special rivalry between two sides with a strong military rugby history.

Source: Stuff August 26, 2017 08:03 UTC