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Darren Walton

The fear driving All Blacks to keep the Bledisloe Cup

Captains Scott Barrett (L) and Harry Wilson are both desperate to secure the Bledisloe Cup trophy. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

The fear of being the first team in almost a quarter of a century to relinquish the Bledisloe Cup is driving the All Blacks ahead of Saturday's trans-Tasman blockbuster with the Wallabies in Sydney.

The Wallabies sense a "massive opportunity" to finally bring the coveted silverware back to Australia for the first time since 2002 as they tackle an All Blacks outfit fresh off rare back-to-back Test defeats.

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