Strong defensive play forced Aaron Smith to a bad surface kick and after moving the ball to his right edge Filipo Daugunu was sidelined by fellow rookie Harry Wilson
A bad kick from Richie Mo’unga gave the Wallabies the ball early in the All Blacks’ 22 but there was no sign of cracks at the start
After several phases, Ardie Savea was all over the ball during the blackout and he rightly received a penalty
Interesting There was some chatter earlier in the week, the All Blacks could also bring the ‘slit to the throat’ back
Harry Wilson will line up at No 6, Hunter Paisami in the away center and Filipo Daugunu on the wing
Wilson has the potential to be a world-class player, but perhaps the most exciting prospect of all is the other 23 rookie – Noah Lolesio
Lolesio could very well be the superstar playmaker the Wallabies have been missing over the past decade. Hopefully we’ll get a glimpse of what he can do on the biggest stage of all this afternoon
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What is not as well known is the 40-year referee record that will be broken today
New Zealand referee Paul Williams will be the man in the middle of the two teams in Wellington
Beauden Barrett (left) trains with the All Blacks, with referee Paul Hamilton in the background (right) Credit: Getty
A non-neutral whistleblower has not supported a Bledisloe Cup clash since 1980 – when Australian Dick Byers oversaw a 26-10 Wallabies victory at the series-winning SCG
It’s been seven long years since James O’Connor launched the No 10 jersey for the Wallabies
He went to Europe and back then and is a very different person than the one who led the Australians in a British and Irish Lions series
This piece from Herald colleague Tom Decent explored O’Connor’s development from bad boy to one of the cool and experienced faces alongside Rennie
Jordie Barrett will line up on the wing for the All Blacks but his brother – superstar playmaker Beauden – will not make it to the pitch in Wellington
But you probably don’t know that he is – albeit rather discreet – a big fan of the Wallabies
Here’s what the country official told new coach Dave Rennie ahead of his first game at the helm
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