Australia Rugby Union - Bledisloe Cup - Australia's Wallabies v New Zealand All Blacks - Olympic Stadium, Sydney, Australia - 20/8/16New Zealand perform the Haka before their match. REUTERS/Jason Reed
(Reuters) - New Zealand opened their Rugby Championship campaign with a thumping win over Australia last week but the world champions are bracing for a tough encounter against a wounded Wallabies side determined to salvage their pride on Saturday.
The All Blacks romped to a 42-8 victory in Sydney to quash any notion of a tricky transitional period following the retirement of several New Zealand greats, with this weekend's encounter in Wellington seen as another big test for Steve Hansen's developing side.
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