Michael Cheika faces a selection dilemma as he weighs up the pros and cons of thrusting rookie locks Rory Arnold and Adam Coleman into the Eden Park cauldron for Saturday's Bledisloe Cup battle. With star loose forward David Pocock set for a return, Cheika also must decide on the best back-row formation to deal with a mighty All Blacks side bidding for a world-record 18th straight Test triumph. Despite the Bledisloe Cup already being lost for another year, the Wallabies coach may well revert to the tried-and-tested combination of Pocock, Michael Hooper and Scott Fardy for the high-stakes encounter. The backline shapes as more straightforward, with Nick Phipps certain to replace Will Genia after the in-form halfback's return to his French club commitments. Now that he's available for Wallabies selection, Cheika may also be tempted to include the Melbourne Rebels' Fiji-born winger Sefa Naivulu somewhere in his match-day 23.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 19, 2016 18:00 UTC