Wallabies prop insists final All Blacks' clash not a 'dead rubber'

Wallabies milestone man James Slipper has shot down suggestions Saturday night's Test with the All Blacks is a dead rubber now that the Bledisloe Cup has been lost for another year.

Trailing 2-0 in the four-match series heading into the final trans-Tasman showdown of the year, the Wallabies remain desperate to pull off a face-saving victory at Suncorp Stadium.

Assuming he's named in Dave Rennie's team on Thursday, Slipper will be playing his 100th Test in front of family and friends in Brisbane.

Slipper maintains Rennie's faith in youth is the way to go for the Wallabies, despite Australia suffering its heaviest defeat to New Zealand in 117 years in Sydney.

The Wallabies meet the All Blacks in the Tri-Nations at 8:45pm Saturday.

[Source: TVNZ]