Having also reached the Rugby World Cup semi-finals and delivered an improved Six Nations showing, there is real hope that their 21-year wait for a win over the All Blacks on New Zealand soil could finally come to an end, a decade after their last trip. The hosts have not played since their loss to South Africa in the World Cup final and have entered a period of transition with Scott Robertson taking over head coaching duties, and with a number of stalwarts having now retired.
