Ethan de Groot is fit to return from a neck injury and starts at loosehead for New Zealand, while Beauden Barrett is also brought back into the run-on side. The eldest Barrett brother’s inclusion sees Will Jordan shift to the right wing, and Pasilio Tosi is set for only a second cap as the reserve tighthead.

The Wallabies took on the All Blacks in the opening match of the Bledisloe Cup at Accor Stadium in Sydney looking to put the misery of their previous loss to Argentina firmly behind them.

We'd love it to still be alive,' the Wallabies coach said.

The All Blacks led 21-0 after 15 minutes but faltered badly in the second half, only just holding on with 13 men at one point to beat Australia 31-28 in the first Bledisloe Cup test.

You can’t keep living on future revenues.' Photo / Photosport The poor old Wallabies are trying to claw their way up the world rankings from an historic low of ninth, and they are desperately trying to make punitive interest payments on the $80m debt facility they were afforded by an Australasian fund manager.

New Zealand scored four tries in the first 20 minutes and held off an Australian fightback with 13 men late on to beat the Wallabies 31-28 in a Rugby Championship test at Stadium Australia on Saturday.

The Wallabies are expecting a fired-up All Blacks outfit stinging from their winless tour of South Africa to come at them in Sydney on Saturday. The Australians might be on the same Rugby Championship win-loss record as New Zealand,

The Bledisloe Cup will remain in New Zealand for a 23rd straight year after the All Blacks beat the Wallabies 31-28 in a Rugby Championship thriller in Sydney.