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Superior weaponry from the All Blacks bench could prove decisive against the Wallabies.

Live updates of the NPC quarter-final clash between Northland and Tasman.

The string of 53 match victories began after France won at the stadium in 1994.

The 55-test All Black appeared in all four tests against the Springboks, starting three.

'It's like two different seasons,' coach Brock James says of the team's performances.

Beauden Barrett will start at No 15 after injuries forced a backline reshuffle.

The All Blacks' Eden Park record and Bledisloe Cup are both on the line.

OPINION: Damian McKenzie must prove his game management and kicking can hold up.

ANALYSIS: Three successive losses and injury defections leave the All Blacks vulnerable.

The national body is seeking an interim and final injunction over the NRL side.