The All Blacks' first Bledisloe Cup clash against the Wallabies in Wellington today will be the first time the New Zealand side will be on the field since the conclusion of the disappointing 2020 Rugby World Cup.

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Wallabies coach Dave Rennie lamented his side's failure to attempt a drop-goal that would have sealed victory in a thrilling Bledisloe Cup opener as an “opportunity lost" and revealed the team had trained with James O'Connor for that exact scenario during the week.

The Wallabies could not have been closer to snapping a 19-year losing streak in New Zealand after Reece Hodge’s 55-metre penalty hit the post after the siren.From the regathered ball, they then decided to go wide instead of giving O’Connor the chance to slot a match-winning drop goal from in front and instead had to settle for their first draw on Kiwi soil in 58 years.

“As soon as it slowed down, that was the call; to get the shape sorted and get in the pocket for the drop-goal,” O'Connor said. “It’s going to make next week a lot more interesting.”Rennie, whose family sat in the stands in Wellington wearing Wallabies gold on his debut outing, was a proud man after full-time with mixed emotions yet couldn’t help but feel that had been the moment to clinch the game.
“We practised it during the week,” he said. “James O’Connor dropped back and I’m not sure what happened there around communication, but we ended up going a little bit wider than that and turned it over. It was an opportunity lost. We then had to suffer over the last couple of minutes.”