Bloodstained Angel
Premiership Player
Never won in Dunedin ever.
In fact no Australian Rugby side has won a game at Carisbrook ever.
Not the Wallabies, not Super 12, not Juniors or Schoolboys, nobody.
Carisbrook is known as the "House of Pain" for a variety of reasons.
The weather is usually absolutely terrible. Dunedin is further south than Tasmania and at this time of the year its usually bitterly cold, blowing a gale with freezing rain driving into your face and freezing your fingers and hands. It will be pitch black by 4.30 pm.
The crowd is extremely parochial. Dunedin is famous for its University and there is a huge student population in Dunedin. They love their Rugby and turn out in droves and get pretty feral with it as well.
New Zealand have a very proud record at this ground. Its a 'graveyard' for just about every visiting team. The All Blacks like to get fired up for Dunedin test matches and I 'm not even sure if the All Blacks have even lost a single test match here - in 90 years.
My prediction - New Zealand 25 Australia 13
A low scoring slog in the mud and freezing rain.
In fact no Australian Rugby side has won a game at Carisbrook ever.
Not the Wallabies, not Super 12, not Juniors or Schoolboys, nobody.
Carisbrook is known as the "House of Pain" for a variety of reasons.
The weather is usually absolutely terrible. Dunedin is further south than Tasmania and at this time of the year its usually bitterly cold, blowing a gale with freezing rain driving into your face and freezing your fingers and hands. It will be pitch black by 4.30 pm.
The crowd is extremely parochial. Dunedin is famous for its University and there is a huge student population in Dunedin. They love their Rugby and turn out in droves and get pretty feral with it as well.
New Zealand have a very proud record at this ground. Its a 'graveyard' for just about every visiting team. The All Blacks like to get fired up for Dunedin test matches and I 'm not even sure if the All Blacks have even lost a single test match here - in 90 years.
My prediction - New Zealand 25 Australia 13
A low scoring slog in the mud and freezing rain.
