Wales head coach Warren Gatland had injury worries to contend with following a 33-19 World Cup warm-up defeat to England at Twickenham.
England were too good for a strong Wales side at Twickenham, where Gareth Anscombe and Tom Curry sustained injury blows.
South Africa wrapped up a long-awaited Rugby Championship triumph in style with a drubbing of ragged Argentina on Saturday.
Ireland fly-half Joey Carbery was outstanding before doing damage to his left ankle in a ruck against Italy on Saturday.
Head coach Michael Cheika knows facing New Zealand at Eden Park will be a very different challenge to what Australia faced in Perth.
Head coach Steve Hansen said the world champions only had themselves to blame for a heavy defeat against Australia.
Fly-half Joey Carbery impressed before damaging his ankle in Ireland's victory over Italy in Dublin.
Joe Cokanasiga, Jonathan Joseph and Lewis Ludlam have come into the England team due to a trio of injuries.
Australia's Tolu Latu has had disciplinary issues on and off the pitch, but they do not concern Michael Hooper or coach Michael Cheika.
All Blacks captain Kieran Read says potentially losing world number one status is "not even part of our equation".
Eddie Jones has given some potential Rugby World Cup bolters a chance to show what they can do against Wales.
Australia will be looking to pull off a shock by beating their trans-Tasman rivals in the Bledisloe Cup opener in Perth.
Michael Cheika and Steve Hansen have played down comments the All Blacks head coach made about his opposite number.
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New Zealand named a 34-man squad for their Tests against Australia, but Sonny Bill Williams will only play one of the two matches.
Lining up as South Africa captain for the first time in New Zealand on Saturday, Duane Vermeulen aims to lead by example.