Dunedin — Such is the All Blacks’ confidence going into Saturday’s Rugby Championship rematch against Australia that they have shrugged off the loss of veteran prop Owen Franks by calmly slotting in a raw replacement, Nepo Laulala. Against a backdrop of honouring Colin Meads, the New Zealand great who passed away last Sunday, the All Blacks are threatening to be even more dominant than they were during last week’s 54-34 drubbing of the Wallabies in Sydney. New Zealand coach Steve Hansen has tried hard to talk up Australia as a "very dangerous beast" going into the second round Rugby Championship match in Dunedin. But even after replacing the 95-Test veteran Franks — who pulled out on Thursday because of a troublesome Achilles — with the four-Test Laulala, the All Blacks should again be far too strong. For while Hansen has talked up the wounded Wallabies, his real focus has been on demanding the world champion All Blacks atone for their sub-par end to the first Test. After scoring ei...
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