Bledisloe Cup 2013 Schedule: Stars Sure to Disappoint in Game 2

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Published: August 23, 2013

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As is only to be expected in such a massive encounter between 46 of the best rugby players on the planet, not every Australia and New Zealand player can play the role of the hero in a Bledisloe Cup clash.

In fact, there are often just as many players who can’t help but fail in living up to their expectations in such a high pressure scenario, especially when the result is as one-sided as New Zealand’s 47-29 Game 1 victory in Sydney.

Two 23-man squads will meet once more Saturday in Wellington, New Zealand, in the pursuit of one thing: the 2013 Bledisloe Cup. However, the odds are against several figures coming from both sides of the divide.

 

Christian Lealiifano

Not for a lack of trying, Game 1 in the best-of-three series really didn’t swing in the favour of the Brumbies’ mercurial Christian Lealiifano, despite the Australian utility maintaining his 100 percent Test kicking record, as confirmed by the Wallabies’ official Twitter:



When it came to the running game, Adam Ashley-Cooper looked to be the more successful of the two as Ma’a Nonu simply made life too difficult for his opposite man.

That won’t be end of Lealiifano’s frustrations, though, as the 25-year-old will once again be going up against probably the most fearsome rushing defence in the world.

Unless it’s coming from his boot, Lealiifano hasn’t looked like replicating the form showed during his Super Rugby campaign and parts of the British and Irish Lions’ tour earlier this summer.

 

Andrew Hore

Like many front rowers from his part of the world, Andrew Hore will still be adapting to the new scrum rules (as explained by B/R’s Terence O’Rorke), as will Australia’s Stephen Moore.

However, at 34 years of age, the All Blacks veteran is bound to be a little le...
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