Rivals New Zealand and Australia collide in the first of back-to-back Bledisloe Cup clashes at Eden Park.
The trans-Tasman prize has been in the All Blacks’ hands for 24 years, but hopes are high that the Wallabies may challenge across these next two weeks. To claim the cup, though, will require an end of one of rugby’s most impressive streaks, with the hosts unbeaten at their Auckland fortress in 53 matches stretching back to 1994.
