Mckenzie says Wallabies can win in Wellington

EWEN McKenzie has backed his inexperienced Wallabies to end a 12-year, 14-game losing streak on New Zealand soil tomorrow.

The former Queensland mentor has made just one injury-enforced change to his starting side for his second game at the helm against the All Blacks in Wellington.

Scott Fardy, who made his Test debut off the bench during the 47-29 loss against the Kiwis in Sydney last Saturday, will replace Hugh McMeniman (shoulder) at blindside flanker.

Kane Douglas replaces Fardy on the bench in the only other change to the 23-strong matchday squad.

The Wallabies must win tomorrow if they are to keep their Bledisloe Cup hopes alive with the third Test against the All Blacks to be played in Dunedin on October 19.

McKenzie said he was adamant his side would rise to the challenge following the disappointment of Sydney.

“You can’t fudge experience and I know this group learned a great deal from last week and will be much better for the experience on Saturday night,” McKenzie said a week after fielding five debutants and five players with fewer than Test 10 caps.

“We made a decision to reward players that were in form, and who we believed were capable of executing what we are trying to achieve as a group. That doesn’t change overnight or following one losing result.”