Will Genia 'sick and tired' of losing to All Blacks, but still loves playing them

Will Genia at Eden Park this year. Photo / Brett Phibbs

Will Genia has the worst record in Wallabies history against the All Blacks and admits to being "sick and tired" of losing to them.

At least Genia has experienced victory over the All Blacks, unlike the great Irish back Brian O'Driscoll who had went nought form 14 against the world champions.

But halfback Genia has managed just three victories in 24 cracks at New Zealand for a win ratio of 12.5 per cent, as bad as it gets for a top Wallaby.

"You get sick and tired of losing to them, but you also love playing them,' said Genia, as the teams prepared for Saturday night's test in Japan.

"For me, you've lost, you park it and I'm like 'you get to play the All Blacks again.'

"That's a privilege because I love playing the best so you can't get hung up completely on the 'we lost and (the) disappointment.'

"You go through a phase where 'I'm sick of this, you're over it, and you want to get that win.'

"I'm probably at a point where I appreciate every opportunity more than I ever have before playing against the best team in the world."

Genia and flanker David Pocock, who has notched just three wins out of 21 matches against New Zealand, are the survivors from the Wallaby team which lost to the All Blacks in Japan in 2009.

Genia said: "It was an amazing experience — to be back here nine years later is pretty incredible as well."

Former Wallabies Adam Ashley-Cooper and Stephen Moore suffered a record 24 losses each against the All Blacks. Like O'Driscoll, the fine Pumas hooker Agustin Creevy has also lost all 14 of his matches against them.