Australia’s record in Auckland is ugly but the stakes this weekend could be even higher for the home team who are on a three-match losing streakEden Park against the All Blacks. It is perhaps the most formidable challenge in rugby…
The Wallabies aim to break a 23-year Bledisloe Cup drought as they face the All Blacks at Eden Park, where Australia has not won since 1986. Head coach Les Kiss made only one change to the starting lineup that defeated South Africa, replacing suspended inside center Hunter Paisami with Isaac Henry while maintaining Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii on the wing.
New Zealand enters the clash under head coach Dave Rennie on a three-match losing streak and dealing with several key injuries. Fly-half Ruben Love and Richie Mo'unga are unavailable, pushing Damian McKenzie to fly-half and Beauden Barrett to fullback, while captain Ardie Savea also misses out.
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