A penalty from Jonny Wilkinson has earned England a 21-20 victory over Australia and squared their two-test series 1-1. Australian center Matt Giteau scored two tries but missed two penalty kicks Saturday as England clung to its one-point lead for 30 minutes in a torrid second half, when the home side was unable to convert opportunities into points. The penalty by Wilkinson - playing his first match in Australia since his extra-time dropped goal gave England victory in the 2003 World Cup final over Australia - 11 minutes into the second half proved enough for victory. Scrumhalf Ben Youngs and winger Chris Ashton scored England's tries in the first half. NZ beats Wales New Zealand romped to a 42-9 victory over Wales Saturday in the first match of a two-test series as the home side bid farewell to Carisbrook rugby stadium. The last test at the famous Dunedin ground - which will be replaced with a modern, covered stadium for next year's rugby World Cup - saw the All Blacks post their 20th consecutive victory over Wales in a winning streak dating back to 1953. Flyhalf Dan Carter scored two tries among 27 points for New Zealand while hooker Keven Mealamu and wingers Cory Jane and Richard Kahui also touched down. Carter kicked four conversions and three penalties for the most points in a single test by a New Zealander against Wales. New Zealand has won 31 of 37 tests at the stadium since 1902. Wales' only points came from goalkicks in the first half: a penalty and dropgoal to flyhalf Stephen Jones and a long-range penalty to Leigh Halfpenny. After the break, the All Blacks took control of a match in which Carter was the dominant influence. “We've given him some good ball in the last couple of matches and he's shown what he can do,” said Richie McCaw, who captained the All Blacks to a test win for a record-equalling 39th time, paying tribute to Carter's latest performance, which followed a fine display in last weekend's 66-28 win over Ireland. The teams meet again in Hamilton next Saturday. South Africa beats Italy South Africa has produced a subdued performance to beat Italy 29-13 in the first match of their two-test series. The world and Tri-Nations champion ran in four tries to Italy's one at the Puma Stadium in Witbank Saturday but it was not the dominant performance that many expected. Bryan Habana scored his 37th test try when he burst onto a kick by fullback Zane Kirchner in a rare moment of excitement. Flanker Francois Louw, No. 10 Morne Steyn and Kirchner - with his first international try - also crossed for the home team. Italy, which had trailed 29-3 after 50 minutes, closed the gap in a scrappy second half when scrumhalf Tito Tebaldi sent captain Sergio Parisse over with 17 minutes left. France beats Argentina A A strong French side jumped out to an early lead Friday and easily beat Argentina A 37-14 to win the Standard Bank Cup. Tries from Marc Andreu, Julien Malzieu and Jerome Porical got the French going while Argentina A struggled to get anything going. It didn't cross into the French half until midway through the first period. To compound its misery, the Argentine captain Alberto Vernet Basualdo left the field injured in the 20th minute and was replaced by Eusebio Guinazu. Argentina A finally found the ball and Martin Bustos Moyano scored after a pass from Matias Viazzo.
