If Australia break their 39-year losing streak at Eden Park against the All Blacks on Saturday it may go down in history as the ultimate inside job given the New Zealanders dominating the Wallabies' coaching staff.

Having helped the All Blacks reach the 2023 World Cup final as a strategist and selector, Joe Schmidt is plotting their downfall at the Auckland stronghold where the hosts are unbeaten in 31 years and last lost to Australia in 1986.

Two of Schmidt's trusted lieutenants, both fellow New Zealanders, oversee the Wallabies' set-piece with Mike Cron in charge of the scrum and former All Blacks lock Tom Donnelly the line-out.

Donnelly worked under Cron's nephew Simon at Perth-based Super Rugby team Western Force until being picked up in July to replace Geoff Parling, who returned h

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