Wellington — Australia have not won a Test at New Zealand’s Eden Park in 32 years but talk of a hoodoo holds little weight for Wallabies rookie Jack Maddocks ahead of the second Rugby Championship match against the All Blacks. Thrashed 38-13 in the opener in Sydney on Saturday, the Wallabies need a win at the Auckland stronghold to dent the All Blacks’ title defence and push the Bledisloe Cup, the annual series contested between the nations, to a decider. Most of Michael Cheika’s Wallabies know only humiliating defeat from their trips to Eden Park and bookmakers expect more of the same on Saturday. However, Maddocks, who plays for the Melbourne Rebels, has a refreshing outlook on the challenge. "I won with the Rebels, so what hoodoo?" the versatile backline player said. Maddocks was indeed part of a rare Australian win at the stadium in June with his Super Rugby team against the Blues. Not many of his international teammates can make such a boast, though. Hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau, w...
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