Bledisloe Cup 2013 Game 2: New Zealand vs. Australia Date, Start Time, Preview

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Published: August 23, 2013

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New Zealand’s dominance of Bledisloe Cup proceedings over the course of the last decade has been so decisive that Australian minds must have dragged way past the stage of weariness at this point.

Following Australia’s 47-29 defeat at the ANZ Stadium last weekend, that crumbling record looks likely only to worsen when the two teams meet once again, this time in Wellington.

A game that will impact not just rugby’s largest trophy but also whether the All Blacks can maintain last year’s perfect 6-0 record in the Rugby Championship, there’s a lot of pride on the line for both Steve Hansen and Ewen McKenzie’s men.

Speaking to Georgina Robinson of the Sydney Morning Herald, All Blacks fullback Israel Dagg explained just what it is that allows his team to maintain such consistency as New Zealand search for their 11th consecutive Bledisloe Cup:

I hate losing. I just want to do my best, the Bledisloe means so much for us and I guess it means so much for Australia, that's why there's such a big contest. I guess we just don't want to be the team that loses it, so I want to really give it my all.

It’s a notion that permeates throughout the entire team. Despite all of New Zealand’s physical talents, it’s in the mental that they’re arguably at their strongest, visible from the beginning of the pre-match Haka until the final whistle.



However, the Wallabies will have their tails up after such an embarrassing loss on home soil. There’s a lot to be said for a team with nothing to lose, and after the summer this Australia side has had, that’ll be their exact mentality.

 

Where: WestPac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand

When: Saturday Aug. 24 at 19:35 p.m.NZST/08:35 a.m.BST/03:35 a.m. ET

Watch: Sky Sports (UK), Fox Sports (AUS)

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Rugby Union

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