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Rugby-New Zealand v Australia

(Repeats item first moved on Oct 20 after Australia team announced, no other changes) Oct 21 (Reuters) - Factbox on Saturday's rugby union test between New Zealand and Australia: When: Oct 22, 7:35 PM local time (0635 GMT) Where: Eden Park, Auckland (capacity 50,000) Referee: Nigel Owen (Wales) Assistants: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Marius van der Westhuizen (South Africa) TMO: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa) NEW ZEALAND World ranking: 1 Coach: Steve Hansen Captain: Kieran Read Team: 15-Ben Smith, 14-Israel Dagg, 13-Anton Lienert-Brown, 12-Ryan Crotty, 11-Julian Savea, 10-Beauden Barrett, 9-TJ Perenara; 8-Kieran Read, 7-Matt Todd, 6-Jerome Kaino, 5-Sam Whitelock, 4-Brodie Retallick, 3-Owen Franks, 2-Dane Coles, 1-Joe Moody Replacements: 16-Codie Taylor, 17-Wyatt Crockett, 18-Charlie Faumuina, 19-Liam Squire, 20-Ardie Savea, 21-Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 22-Aaron Cruden, 23-Malakai Fekitoa AUSTRALIA World ranking: 3 Coach: Michael Cheika Captain: Stephen Moore Team: 15-Israel Folau, 14-Dane Haylett-Petty, 13-Samu Kerevi, 12-Reece Hodge, 11-Henry Speight, 10-Bernard Foley, 9-Nick Phipps, 8-Lopeti Timani, 7-Michael Hooper, 6-Dean Mumm, 5-Adam Coleman, 4-Rory Arnold, 3-Sekope Kepu, 2-Stephen Moore, 1-Scott Sio. Replacements: 16-James Hanson, 17-Tom Robertson, 18-Alan Alaalatoa, 19-Rob Simmons, 20-David Pocock, 21-Nick Frisby, 22-Quade Cooper, 23-Sefa Naivalu OVERALL RECORD Played: 157 New Zealand wins: 108 Australia wins: 42 Draws: 7 AT EDEN PARK Played: 26 New Zealand wins: 22 Australia wins: 4 Draws: 0 LAST FIVE MEETINGS 2016 New Zealand 29-9 Australia (Wellington) 2016 New Zealand 42-8 Australia (Sydney) 2015 New Zealand 34-17 Australia* (London) 2015 New Zealand 41-13 Australia (Auckland) 2015 Australia 27-19 New Zealand (Sydney) * Indicates Rugby World Cup match * The match is the third in the 2016 Bledisloe Cup series. New Zealand hold an unassailable 2-0 lead. (Compiled by Nick Mulvenney in Sydney, editing by Peter Rutherford)