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After kicking off the Ewen McKenzie era with back-to-back losses to the All Blacks, the Wallabies have come full circle to face off with the world champions once more. Since that second defeat to New Zealand - a 27-16 loss in Wellington - Australia has fallen twice to the Springboks, and twice beaten Argentina. New Zealands form has been far more consistent, Steve Hansens side storming to a second-straight Rugby Championship success that was clinched with an epic victory at Johannesburgs Ellis Park. Start of sidebar. Both sides enter the Dunedin clash - the inaugural meeting between the two teams at Forsyth Barr Stadium and the first in the South Island city since Australias 2001 triumph at Carisbrook with injuries to key players. The Wallabies have lost goalkicking ace Christian Lealiifano, backrower Scott Fardy and flyers Joe Tomane and Chris Feauai-Sautia, resulting in call-ups for Matt Toomua at inside centre, Ben McCalman at No.8 and Peter Betham for his Test debut on the wing. The All Blacks bade farewell to outside centre Conrad Smith, who has taken a four-month sabbatical, with his namesake Ben Smith coming off the wing to replace him while the matcheve withdrawals of skipper and star flanker Richie McCaw and winger Cory Jane have catapulted Sam Cane and Charles Piutau into starting roles The Bledisoe Cup won't be going anywhere after Saturday, but that doesn't make New Zealand playing Australia unimportant. The All Blacks would be seething if a loss in a match such as this marked what is so far an unbeaten record in 2013. A 9-0 record is something that no other team can boast of so far this year - particularly not the Wallabies - as New Zealand continue their march towards back-to-back World Cups in 2015. To even be contemplating the All Blacks sealing global glory again two years out from the next global showpiece in England should seem fanciful, but it doesn't.

Even in a game as mind-blowing and energy-sapping as the one at Ellis Park a fortnight ago, the All Blacks still won by some distance. Whereas much of South Africa's play felt physical and frantic, New Zealand at times seemed to be merely floating through what many agreed was the best Test of the year, if not in this decade so far. And they won by 11 points. It means that in the last two years over the course of 21 matches, New Zealand have lost just once - inexplicably to England at Twickenham last December. Facets of their play are not perfect. Marcos Ayerza and Juan Figallo were already held in high regard, but have emerged out of The Rugby Championship as world-class for the way they harried and bullied Tony Woodcock and Owen Franks. Seeing the All Blacks give away so many penalties at the set-piece is surprising and an area to work on, but the rest of their good work makes up for it.

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