To the Bledisloe Cup, then, and hopefully, from an All Blacks perspective, significant improvements in the team's collective performance for the retention of the second most cherished trophy in their collection.
Nothing will focus All Black minds more than Wednesday's squad announcement and the requirement for the 34 remaining players to farewell those who won't prepare for the first test against the Wallabies in Perth a week on Saturday. The return match is at Eden Park on August 17.
Steve Hansen and his fellow coaches will hope that extra edge, match fitness and game understanding gained from the runouts against Argentina and South Africa will clear the way for a more cohesive attack; and the ability to actually catch the ball will help enormously with that, too.
There's not too much wrong with the All Blacks' defence; and credit must go to assistant coach Scott McLeod here as he received more than his share of criticism from the public and some pundits last year after succeeding Wayne Smith.
The concession of two tries in two tests isn't a bad result and the one scored by Hershel Jantjies in the final minute in Wellington at the weekend was unlucky. Cheslin Kolbe's speculative kick could have gone anywhere and it was unfortunate for Aaron Smith that it bounced a little high for him and into the hands of Jantjies.