Eddie Jones is struggling to analyse where the Bledisloe Cup will be won as an \u201cunsettled\u201d All Blacks outfit come up against a much-changed Wallabies side.<\/p>\n
The ex-Australia head coach previewed the contest on the Rugby Unity podcast where he delved into the state of the two teams.<\/p>\n
Jones<\/a> started with New Zealand<\/a>, who are coming into the game off the back of a heavy defeat to the Springboks in Wellington.<\/p>\n Scott Robertson has generally opted for continuity, only making one tactical alteration in the starting XV with the other changes either injury-enforced or key players returning after being on the sidelines.<\/p>\n All Blacks captain out<\/p>\n The 65-year-old believes the hosts are \u201cin a massive state of flux\u201d, however, and that the loss of Scott Barrett only adds to their issues.<\/p>\n \u201cI really struggle to see where either team can be dominant,\u201d he said. \u201cBarrett\u2019s out, who\u2019s been the most stable tight five forward.\u201d<\/p>\n Jones then discussed the second-row pairing that will take on the Wallabies<\/a> and he is not necessarily convinced, making a brutal remark about the All Blacks\u2019 wind-up merchant.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019ve got a young guy in [Fabian] Holland and that Tupou Vaa\u2019i, who\u2019s been doing most of his best work after the whistle,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not a settled team. Usually in a Bledisloe Cup, one team goes in as a pretty strong favourite and the other team\u2019s the underdog.<\/p>\n \u201cYou try to get a picture of the game and I\u2019m really struggling.\u201d<\/p>\n Jones also feels head coach Robertson may have looked happy enough in his press conference following the team announcement, but that it was not necessarily the case given their current predicament.<\/p>\n \u201cI just watched a little bit of Scott Robertson doing his press conference because I think it always gives you a pretty good indication of where the team is at,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cLike all coaches these days, they\u2019re smiling, but I don\u2019t think he was smiling on the inside.<\/p>\n \u201cHe probably had someone telling him to, \u2018smile, smile, it\u2019s the best day of your life\u2019. He\u2019s up there thinking, \u2018this bloke told me it\u2019s the best day of my life, but it\u2019s not really the best day of my life, I\u2019ve just lost my captain\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n