The All Blacks were not the only Kiwis beating up on the Australians during the weekend.
Two of Otago's most promising boxers returned from Brisbane with an Australian Golden Gloves title each.
Matt Crawford won a unanimous decision against Luke Martin, of New South Wales, in the final of the 56kg weight class, and Bridgette Sefton out-boxed Queenslander Harmony Halley in the 81kg final.
Crawford (20) is the New Zealand amateur champion in his weight class but was defeated at the New Zealand Golden Gloves by Shannon McSkimming last month.
His Australian memento went some way towards erasing that disappointment.
''With boxing anything can happen. You can do badly at one tournament and come out on top in the next,'' Crawford said.
''It means a lot to me. It is good momentum for the nationals and shows that all the hard work I've put in is paying off.
''Losing that fight at the New Zealand Golden Gloves really motivated me to work harder.''
The heavy-hitting Martin got the better of Crawford in the opening round, but the Dunedin-based southpaw used his superior skills to land the cleaner blows during the remaining two rounds.
''My instructions were to use my range and fire punches straight down the middle.''
Crawford has had 26 fights for 19 wins. Six of his seven losses have been when he has been fighting out of his weight class.
Sefton (1.77m), who won the New Zealand Golden Gloves title unopposed, said it felt good to have both titles.
''I'm definitely pretty happy. It is something to add to the CV.
''I just went out there and used my height advantage and long arms to keep her off, really.
''It is quite hard to get fights. The more experience you have the less people want to hop in the ring with you.
"So it is more important for me to go out there and sort of go the distance and just work on my own skills.''
The 21-year-old has had 12 fights for eight wins but is unbeaten in the past two years.
The trip to Brisbane was particularly valuable in terms of her preparation for the defence of her New Zealand amateur light-heavyweight title.
The nationals are in Queenstown in October, and both Crawford and Sefton are keen to defend the titles they won for Manawatu - yes, Manawatu.
Both fighters were overlooked by the Otago Boxing Association last year so their gym - the New Zealand Fight and Fitness Academy - fought their corner, finding another association they could represent.
Manawatu gladly accepted them into the fold but both fighters train and live in Dunedin.
