The All Blacks welcome Argentina to Auckland as huge competition favourites while the wounded Wallabies, who have not yet recorded a vicoty in the 2013 tournament, host South Africa on Saturday night.
South Africa coach Heynke Meyer says his side will go out with an attacking mindset when they take on Argentina in their opening game of the Rugby Championship 2013.
For the last few months rumours have been circulating that next year the All Blacks, South Africa and Australia could come together to create a SANZAR team.
The June International Matches leaves me wondering if there should be a Northern vs Southern Hemisphere rugby series at the end of the year, so some players who are injured now would still be available.
Stuart Lancaster and his England entered the first test in Durban quietly confident of upsetting an 'undercooked' South Africa and taking a 1-0 series lead to Johannesburg.