New Zealand players vow that World Cup selection will be enough motivation to crush Australia in Bledisloe Cup finale – despite All Blacks dropping 12 players

New Zealand players vow that World Cup selection will be enough motivation to crush Australia in Bledisloe Cup finale – despite All Blacks dropping 12 players

• All Blacks determined to beat Wallabies yet again
• Coach Ian Foster will name World Cup squad on Monday
• Skipper Sam Cane wants high intensity in Dunedin
• Kick-off is 12.35pm AEST on Saturday afternoon

By Andrew Prentice For Daily Mail Australia

They have already lifted the Bledisloe Cup – but New Zealand have vowed to embarrass Australia yet again on Saturday in Dunedin.

Ian Foster’s All Blacks have made 12 changes from the XV who outclassed the Wallabies 38-7 last start at the MCG, but with their World Cup squad named on Monday, captain Sam Cane expects a commanding 80 minute showing.

‘A lot of the guys who are playing have been chomping at the bit and have been training extremely well for the last month or so,’ he said.

‘Australia are desperate, and we know that, but we are also desperate to put out another really good performance.’

Cane, who missed the triumph in Melbourne due to a neck ailment, acknowledged his team needs to be ruthless on home soil.

They have already lifted the Bledisloe Cup – but the All Blacks have vowed to embarrass Australia yet again on Saturday in Dunedin (pictured, damaging forward Ardie Savea)

The All Blacks name their World Cup squad on Monday, leaving Saturday’s clash against the Wallabies the final chance to impress coach Ian Foster (pictured, with the Bledisloe Cup)

They take on hosts France in a blockbuster World Cup opener on September 9 at the Stade de France.

‘We know that where we are at right now is not going to be good enough later in the year,’ Cane added.

‘Every time you get a chance to take the field as a team, you get a chance to get better.’

Meanwhile, Eddie Jones needs to get his team back on track – and fast.

His second stint in charge has seen Australia lose all three Tests to South Africa, Argentina and New Zealand. 

They have also conceded 16 tries.

Ominously, the Wallabies last beat the All Blacks across the ditch in 2001, in Dunedin. But in 28 Tests since, the All Blacks have sung their team song at fulltime.

Kick-off on Saturday at the Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin is 12.35pm AEST.

Watch all the action from The Bledisloe Cup, ad-free, live and on demand on Stan Sport, the Home of Rugby.

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