Dave Rennie is hopeful Australia's teams are closing the gap on their New Zealand rivals in Super Rugby as the Wallabies coach plots to win back the Bledisloe Cup from the All Blacks after a 19-year drought. "The other sides all went close ... so it's good," Rennie told reporters in Melbourne on Monday. The All Blacks' dominance has been underpinned by New Zealand's strength in Super Rugby, with the nation's five teams winning 23 out of 25 matches against Australia last year. Rennie said building depth remained a "big challenge" for Australia's Super Rugby teams to be consistently competitive against the Kiwi sides but he was more bullish about producing strong match-day squads for the Wallabies. Australia face the All Blacks in Melbourne on September 15 and at Eden Park on September 24.

Source: Daily Nation May 03, 2022 18:37 UTC