Rugby-Pressure on All Blacks to keep Eden Park record intact: Uelese


  • Rugby
  • Monday, 09 Aug 2021

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Championship - Argentina Pumas v New Zealand All Blacks - Jose Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina - September 30, 2017 - New Zealand's captain Kieran Reid lifts up the trophy after they won The Rugby Championship. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci

(Reuters) - Australia need to win at Eden Park on Saturday to level the Bledisloe series but the pressure is on New Zealand to keep their winning streak alive at the Auckland fortress, according to Wallabies hooker Jordan Uelese.

The All Blacks beat Australia 33-25 in the Bledisloe Cup opener on Saturday at Eden Park, where they remain undefeated since 1994 and unbeaten by the Wallabies since 1986.

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