Conceding three tries in the final 15 minutes was bitterly disappointing for the All Blacks and they will be expected to bounce back strongly
The old saying goes, don’t poke the bear, but when Andrew Kellaway, with all the innocence of youth, suggested the All Blacks had lost their aura following last weekend’s opening Bledisloe Cup Test of 2021, the rookie Wallabies winger had done just that.
Kellaway’s observation was based on Australia’s stirring comeback from 33-8 down to 33-25 thanks to three tries in the final 15 minutes at Eden Park. The Wallabies will take a lot of confidence from that fightback into Saturday’s second Test, also at the All Blacks’ Auckland fortress, but they would have been wise to follow the example of Rod Macqueen’s Australian side during their golden era between 1998 and 2001.
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