The Wallabies have the chance to record their first win at Eden Park in 35 years and Allan Alaalatoa is excited by the historic opportunity.
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Australia has not won the Bledisloe Cup since 2002 or won at the iconic venue since 1986. Yet it's something the 27-year-old said the side was looking to change.
"That's the most exciting part," he said.
"We get the opportunity to do something that this group hasn't done before in a while, which is to beat them in New Zealand, but also having that opportunity to win at Eden Park."
During the 1990s and early 2000s, the national team recorded a number of accolades, including world cup wins.
Alaalatoa, alongside Reece Hodge, remembers the last time the side won the Bledisloe back in 2002, watching on as eight-year-olds as Australia retained the trophy after a 16-14 victory over the All Blacks in Sydney.
"We're very lucky that we got to grow up watching that golden era," he said.
"That's definitely what inspired me to want to be a Wallaby, being born in Australia, playing rugby as a junior, that's all I ever watched. So [I'm] very grateful that we get the opportunity to try and continue on the legacy those players before us set for us."
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One aspect the side will be keeping an eye on against the number one side in Auckland will be their turnover attack and their set pieces.
Alaalatoa said they would be keeping a particular close eye on these aspects heading in to Saturday's first match-up.
"They're a team that obviously pride themselves around their set pieces, but they have a lot of variation off that as well," the forward said.
"We've definitely previewed ways that we see opportunities to exploit them and those are little details that we're just got to continue to be clear on so we're fully confident to deliver on those comes Saturday.
"We have to be at our best. From a forward perspective we're not just gonna go out there and test them. We want to go out there and put our foot down and dominate, so that's our mentality as a forward pack."
Fifteen ACT Brumbies players are in New Zealand - awaiting the announcement of the squad to face off against New Zealand on Saturday - and are settling in to the Kiwi cold easier than some of their other interstate counterparts after leaving the warmth of their Gold Coast camp.
"Everyone came in and thought it was cold. It wasn't that cold," Alaalatoa chuckled.
"But I think the [Brumbies] boys love this."
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