The Wallabies set an outrageous goal for first the Bledisloe
- 2023
The Wallabies have set themselves the outrageous goal for the first Bledisloe Cup match against All Blacks as they look to claim the Cup for the first time since 2002.
The Australians insist they carry no psychological scars from 16 years of Bledisloe suffering and will return to ANZ Stadium full of belief after breaking a seven-test trans-Tasman losing streak with a victory in the 2017 finale in Brisbane.
The Wallabies have set the goal of keeping the All Blacks scoreless for the full 80 minutes on Saturday with flyhalf Bernard Foley saying it all comes down to defence.
"It's not how many points you can score. It's how much you restrict them to," Foley said.
"That's something we learnt throughout the June series [against Ireland]. "I always back our attack when our defence is solid, when we're able to halt momentum."
When quizzed about how many points the Wallabies hoped to limit the All Blacks to on Saturday, Foley was unequivocal.
"Zero," he said.
Having cleared a mighty mental hurdle with their 23-18 win last October, Foley believes Michael Cheika's introduction of the trial match two weeks ago before the series opener will also rid the Wallabies of any physical rust.
"The last couple of years I've thought we prepared really well, but we were lacking game time," he said.
"That's why we probably missed the jump the last two years, which has probably been the difference in the Bledisloe campaigns."
Story via: stuff.co.nz
