Tasman rivals Australia and New Zealand against each other once again, with the Wallabies looking to put one hand on the Bledisloe Cup.

The All Blacks lost starting fullback Beauden Barrett to illness before kickoff but they came out firing in Sydney with 28 first half points.

The last time Australia secured the Bledisloe Cup, the names Matt Burke, Steve Larkham, George Gregan and George Smith were inked in the matchday program.

You can’t keep living on future revenues.' Photo / Photosport The poor old Wallabies are trying to claw their way up the world rankings from an historic low of ninth, and they are desperately trying to make punitive interest payments on the $80m debt facility they were afforded by an Australasian fund manager.