Here’s the key talking points ahead of Saturday’s test:<\/p>\n
Who, what, when, where<\/h3>\n
Scott Robertson’s All Blacks go into this Saturday’s test having won four and lost three tests so far this season. It’s imperative that they not only win but win big against Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies. The Bledisloe Cup has been in the All Blacks’ possession for 21 years now, so to be the first coach to lose it since then will turn the spotlight seriously on Robertson. Thanks to the packed sporting weekend in Sydney, which sees NRL and AFL preliminary finals taking place, we have a rare but very welcome afternoon kick-off at the 80,000 capacity Accor Stadium in Homebush.<\/p>\n
Accor Stadium, Sydney.\u00a0<\/span>Photo:\u00a0Raghavan Venugopal \/ www.photosport.nz<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n There’s been a fair reshuffle of the depth chart. Wallace Sititi was the success story of the Cape Town test against the Boks, surprisingly thrust into the starting blindside role but vindicating his selection with an outstanding performance. He’s played number eight all season for the Chiefs, but a move there will mean a shift for Ardie Savea back to openside presumably. There’s now some serious question marks over Dalton Papali’i’s role, as he was overlooked for the last test, while Samipeni Finau and Luke Jacobson looked to have swapped places in order of preference.<\/p>\nWho makes up the loose forwards<\/h3>\n
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