Wallabies excited for return to pressure cooker at Eden Park

All Blacks have a reputation for ferocious backlashes after their rare defeats and few losses have been more humiliating than their record 43-10 reverse to the Springboks in Wellington

SMILING JOE: Wallabies Head Coach Joe Schmidt looks on during the Wallabies captain's run at Dilworth School in Auckland, New Zealand. Pic: Phil Walter/Getty Images

Nearly four decades of history is against them, but Wallabies skipper Harry Wilson is convinced that a string of tough tests this year will hold his side in good stead when they throw themselves at the walls of New Zealand's rugby fortress early Saturday.

Not since 1986 have the Wallabies beaten the All Blacks at Eden Park in Auckland and New Zealand could extend their record against all-comers at the famous Auckland ground to 52 tests over 31 years with victory in Saturday's Rugby Championship test.