Victory, and The Return of The Beard?

The All Blacks secured the Bledisloe and Tri-Nations trophies tonight with a 26-12 win over the Macpherson Intimates Wallabies in Auckland.

Despite a slow start, the All Blacks kept their foot on the gas in the second half to increase the pressure, eventually allowing Tony Woodcock to cross in the corner for the games only try in the 60th minute.

Dan Carter returned to goal-kicking form, landing 7 of 8 attempts, and his field kicking was excellent all night.

Despite continuing lineout issues in the first half, the All Blacks always had the match of the Wallabies, the forward dominance increasing as the game wore on.

The most pleasing aspect of course was the first signs of what could be The Return of The Beard.
The big man certainly hadn't seen a razor for a while, and we here at Hayman's Beard were very impressed.

Whether this signals a fulltime return of the most devastating icon in sports remains to be seen, and we shall be implementing a Beard Threat Meter on the site so we can keep track of its progress as we head towards the World Cup.