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Wallabies captain Michael Hooper plans to "come out blazing" in Saturday night's Bledisloe Cup clash with the All Blacks in Sydney to kick off the Rugby Championship.
Hooper is returning from a hamstring injury suffered against Ireland eight weeks ago but says his meticulous rehabilitation program has him ready to go for the first Test against New Zealand.
"I'm going to come out guns blazing," Hooper said.
"I've been lucky to have such a great team there to get me back into this game. I feel really ready and can't wait for tomorrow night."
The Wallabies are well covered for back-row replacements, with fellow specialist openside flanker David Pocock able to slot seamlessly into Hooper's void after starting at No.8 and 2018 Super Rugby champion Pete Samu at the ready on the bench.
Meanwhile All Blacks star Sam Whitelock will on Saturday become the first Kiwi second rower to reach the 100-cap mark and only the eighth New Zealander in any position to attain that milestone, adding extra motivation for the Wallabies rivals.
And Jack Goodhue won the contentious outside centre berth in a near-full strength All Blacks team in what will be just his second Test, seeing off the more accomplished Anton Lienert Brown.
Here's your complete guide to the 2018 Bledisloe Cup and Rugby Championship.
18/08/2018 - Australia vs New Zealand kicks off at 7.45pm (AEST) at ANZ Stadium.
25/08/18 - New Zealand vs Australia kicks off at 5.35pm (AEST) at Eden Park.
08/09/18 - Australia vs South Africa kicks off at 8pm (AEST) at Suncorp Stadium.
15/09/18 - Australia vs Argentina kicks off at 8pm at CBus Super Stadium.
30/09/18 - South Africa vs Australia kicks off at 1.05am at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
7/10/18 - Argentina vs Australia kicks off at 9.40am at Padre Ernesto Martearena Stadium.
THE HISTORY
Since 1931, New Zealand and Australia have contested the Bledisloe Cup with the former holding the most titles (46). Head-to-head New Zealand have won 98 to Australia's 36 matches and Sydney has been a horror scene for Australian fans the past two years, with the All Blacks running rampant in 42-8 and 54-34 routs before wrapping up series wins in New Zealand.
Two of the Rugby Championship matches count towards the Bledisloe Cup. The other teams in the Rugby Championship with the Wallabies and All Blacks are South Africa and Argentina. For the last two years New Zealand have claimed both the Bledisloe Cup and Rugby Championship. Argentina will be hoping to end their two-year wooden spoon run.
1. The Wallabies showed last year they have the firepower to end the Bledisloe drought. Take away the dreadful first half of the first Test when they were 40-6 down, and 54-6 down after 50 minutes and Michael Cheika's side out-scored the All Blacks 88 points to 53 for the rest of the series, including piling on 45 unanswered points in 44 minutes to finish game one and start game two in the 2-1 series defeat.
2. Cheika's team is better prepared to start the series this season, coming off a high-quality series with world No.2 Ireland in June and a newly-introduced recent "trial" match. The Wallabies also seem to have broken the mental barrier with a drought-breaking victory in the 2018 third Test in Brisbane.
3. Champion flanker David Pocock is back after missing the series last season on sabbatical. The All Blacks are on high alert for the threat his super breakdown work poses to their free-wheeling game and his combination with captain Michael Hooper could prove a party "Pooper" for the world champions.
4. The All Blacks have not been at their imperious best for some time. Their playmaker, two-time world player of the year Beauden Barrett, has had his form and position questioned in recent weeks and skipper Kieran Read is still working his way back following spinal surgery.
5. While the Wallabies have made lightning starts in their past two trans-Tasman Tests, the All Blacks looked vulnerable for long patches in each of their three encounters with France in June, trailing at the break in the opener, only level on the half-hour mark in game three and out-scored in the second half of game two. They needed to rack up a total of 70 second-half points across the series to keep Les Bleus at bay and can't afford to be slow out of the blocks again.
Wallabies captain Michael Hooper plans to "come out blazing" in Saturday night's Bledisloe Cup clash with the All Blacks in Sydney to kick off the Rugby Championship.
Hooper is returning from a hamstring injury suffered against Ireland eight weeks ago but says his meticulous rehabilitation program has him ready to go for the first Test against New Zealand.
"I'm going to come out guns blazing," Hooper said.
"I've been lucky to have such a great team there to get me back into this game. I feel really ready and can't wait for tomorrow night."
The Wallabies are well covered for back-row replacements, with fellow specialist openside flanker David Pocock able to slot seamlessly into Hooper's void after starting at No.8 and 2018 Super Rugby champion Pete Samu at the ready on the bench.
Meanwhile All Blacks star Sam Whitelock will on Saturday become the first Kiwi second rower to reach the 100-cap mark and only the eighth New Zealander in any position to attain that milestone, adding extra motivation for the Wallabies rivals.
And Jack Goodhue won the contentious outside centre berth in a near-full strength All Blacks team in what will be just his second Test, seeing off the more accomplished Anton Lienert Brown.
Here's your complete guide to the 2018 Bledisloe Cup and Rugby Championship.
18/08/2018 - Australia vs New Zealand kicks off at 7.45pm (AEST) at ANZ Stadium.
25/08/18 - New Zealand vs Australia kicks off at 5.35pm (AEST) at Eden Park.
08/09/18 - Australia vs South Africa kicks off at 8pm (AEST) at Suncorp Stadium.
15/09/18 - Australia vs Argentina kicks off at 8pm at CBus Super Stadium.
30/09/18 - South Africa vs Australia kicks off at 1.05am at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
7/10/18 - Argentina vs Australia kicks off at 9.40am at Padre Ernesto Martearena Stadium.
THE HISTORY
Since 1931, New Zealand and Australia have contested the Bledisloe Cup with the former holding the most titles (46). Head-to-head New Zealand have won 98 to Australia's 36 matches and Sydney has been a horror scene for Australian fans the past two years, with the All Blacks running rampant in 42-8 and 54-34 routs before wrapping up series wins in New Zealand.
Two of the Rugby Championship matches count towards the Bledisloe Cup. The other teams in the Rugby Championship with the Wallabies and All Blacks are South Africa and Argentina. For the last two years New Zealand have claimed both the Bledisloe Cup and Rugby Championship. Argentina will be hoping to end their two-year wooden spoon run.
1. The Wallabies showed last year they have the firepower to end the Bledisloe drought. Take away the dreadful first half of the first Test when they were 40-6 down, and 54-6 down after 50 minutes and Michael Cheika's side out-scored the All Blacks 88 points to 53 for the rest of the series, including piling on 45 unanswered points in 44 minutes to finish game one and start game two in the 2-1 series defeat.
2. Cheika's team is better prepared to start the series this season, coming off a high-quality series with world No.2 Ireland in June and a newly-introduced recent "trial" match. The Wallabies also seem to have broken the mental barrier with a drought-breaking victory in the 2018 third Test in Brisbane.
3. Champion flanker David Pocock is back after missing the series last season on sabbatical. The All Blacks are on high alert for the threat his super breakdown work poses to their free-wheeling game and his combination with captain Michael Hooper could prove a party "Pooper" for the world champions.
4. The All Blacks have not been at their imperious best for some time. Their playmaker, two-time world player of the year Beauden Barrett, has had his form and position questioned in recent weeks and skipper Kieran Read is still working his way back following spinal surgery.
5. While the Wallabies have made lightning starts in their past two trans-Tasman Tests, the All Blacks looked vulnerable for long patches in each of their three encounters with France in June, trailing at the break in the opener, only level on the half-hour mark in game three and out-scored in the second half of game two. They needed to rack up a total of 70 second-half points across the series to keep Les Bleus at bay and can't afford to be slow out of the blocks again.
