{"id":630241,"date":"2026-10-14T09:52:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T09:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/630241\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T09:52:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T09:52:20","slug":"all-blacks-v-wallabies-jordie-barrett-urges-teammates-to-back-up-dominant-bledisloe-cup-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/630241\/","title":{"rendered":"All Blacks v Wallabies: Jordie Barrett urges teammates to back up dominant Bledisloe Cup performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is on the line is the All Blacks\u2019 12-match unbeaten streak against the Wallabies and Barrett says the best teams are judged by their consistency, not one-off results.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to back them up,\u201d he said. \u201cWe got another challenge here in Sydney this week against a good Australian side who have a great record, particularly in Australia at home.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know how tough this is going to be and we\u2019ve spoken about how, if we want to go to where we want to go as a team, we\u2019ve got to put up back-to-back performances. So hopefully we can keep our standards high.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no trophy to play for but internally there\u2019s some habits and standards and a legacy that demands All Blacks to back up and represent your country.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to maintain a really high standard and win on Saturday. There\u2019s no trophy to play for, but our ambition and our goals haven\u2019t really changed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another focus for the All Blacks will be what they can take from their week in Sydney ahead of next year\u2019s Rugby World Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The All Blacks\u2019 pool match against the Wallabies<\/a> will be played at Accor Stadium and, should they progress deep into the tournament, all of their matches from the quarter-finals onwards will also be played in Sydney.<\/p>\n

The All Blacks have won their last five games against the Wallabies at the venue, but their overall record there against Australia stands at 13 wins, six defeats and a draw.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s invaluable touring Australia, getting experience over here in what is a big 12 months and a new coaching group,\u201d Barrett said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of young boys in this group as well that are getting good minutes and anytime we can spend playing against the Wallabies or touring, it\u2019s just going to put us in better stead going forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a massive challenge this week and there\u2019s some questions going to be asked.\u201d<\/p>\n

All Blacks assistant coach Tana Umaga<\/a> admits the World Cup, which kicks off on October 1 next year, is beginning to come into view for the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to make sure that we\u2019re putting pieces together and building nicely for that,\u201d Umaga said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are important. Every game\u2019s important. And as All Blacks, every game\u2019s important.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe expectation is that … from our fans, our people at home is that we win every game and that\u2019s what we have to strive for. We know it\u2019s tougher now than it was before and we\u2019ve just got to keep working at it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"AllAll Blacks defence coach Tana Umaga. Photo \/ Photosport<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Barrett has credited Umaga for his performance at Eden Park, saying the defence coach gave him some points on where he could provide influence and impact the test match.<\/p>\n

Umaga refused to take all the credit, but believes Barrett is on track to be remembered as one of the All Blacks\u2019 best players.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019ll go down as one of the best we\u2019ve had,\u201d Umaga said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of those attributes that all our good midfielders have is he\u2019s a competitor. He wants to compete on every moment, every match and his consistency around his performance and his expectation of others.\u201d<\/p>\n

The test will be the All Blacks\u2019 last before they head to the United Kingdom for matches against Scotland, Wales and England, followed by a Nations Championship finals match in November.<\/p>\n

Ben Francis<\/a> is an Auckland-based reporter for the New Zealand Herald who covers breaking sports news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What is on the line is the All Blacks\u2019 12-match unbeaten streak against the Wallabies and Barrett says…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":630242,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[5263,9526,1863,20437,8136,26888,16394,10542,41309,69277,116640,111,139,69,1523,6777,213,9343,1734,70465,165,1961,61,9087,810,3552,34432,4767,102],"class_list":["post-630241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-all","tag-another","tag-back","tag-barrett","tag-blacks","tag-bledisloe","tag-challenged","tag-cup","tag-dominant","tag-jordie","tag-midfielder","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-over","tag-performance","tag-sports","tag-statement","tag-sydney","tag-teammates","tag-their","tag-this","tag-to","tag-triumph","tag-up","tag-urges","tag-wallabies","tag-weekend","tag-with"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=630241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/630242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=630241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=630241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=630241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}