Can the All Blacks be beaten?

The back-toback world champions have only lost twice in 33 Rugby Championship games but the South Africans always feel confident and the Australians sense the All Blacks are vulnerable, especially in the series opener in Sydney on Saturday.

The Wallabies notably beat the All Blacks in their final game of the 2015 championship to win the crown, and have their tails up after beating them again the last time they met 10 months ago.

By the numbers, the All Blacks record won 30, drew one, lost two, Australia 15-3-15, South Africa 14-3-16 and Argentina 3-1-29.

In the Tri-Nations, before Argentina joined in, New Zealand won 50 of 72 games and 10 of 16 championships.