All Blacks coach Scott Robertson denied there was bad blood between him and Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt after opting to show some faith in the Kiwi side that was thrashed by a record margin in their last outing.

Robertson is under immense pressure in New Zealand after the All Blacks suffered their biggest ever defeat - a 43-10 loss to South Africa in Wellington. It is part of an underwhelming Rugby Championship campaign, which also saw them lose for the first time in Argentina.

As New Zealand Rugby chair David Kirk told this masthead last week , it’s not quite a point where the NZR are considering moving on Robertson, but a few more losses this year would put the former Crusaders coach and his coaching team on thin ice. Surrendering the Bledisloe Cup for the first time since 2002, when

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