‘It was hectic’: Memories of the last time the Wallabies won at Eden Park in 1986

Australia captain Andrew Slack, wearing an All Blacks jersey, the last time the Wallabies beat the All Blacks at Eden Park in 1986. Photograph: John Selkirk

If “it’s the hope that kills you” then Wallabies fans have been dying a slow death for 39 years at Eden Park, the venue for this Saturday’s first Test of the Bledisloe Cup.

The Auckland venue is the All Blacks’ fortress. They have not lost there since 1994 and are unbeaten across 51 Tests (49 wins, two draws). No Australian team has won at Eden Park since the 1986 side led by Andrew Slack and coached by Alan Jones.