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Both the All Blacks and Australia have been bolstered by the return of players from injury ahead of Saturday's Lipovitan D Rugby Championship Bledisloe Cup Test in Sydney.

Highlanders management has sent a strong message to their side after captain Billy Harmon and one of the leadership group, Sean Withy, were late for a team meeting ahead of their DHL Super Rugby Pacific game with the Waratahs in Sydney on Friday.

Regaining traditional forward dominance during the Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship was one of the significant benefits for the All Blacks as they prepare for Rugby World Cup year in 2023.

The All Blacks will be looking to bounce back from last week’s loss to Argentina and keep their Rugby Championship hopes alive when they take on the Pumas again in Hamilton on Saturday night.

All eyes turn to Mbombela Stadium in the early hours of Sunday morning (NZT) as the All Blacks open their Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship campaign with their first Test on South African soil since 2018.