Wallabies great Nick Farr-Jones believes the current All Blacks side is one of the best he’s ever seen.

They play the Springboks at National Stadium in Johannesburg next weekend in a match in which they need only one point to secure the Tri-Nations title for the 10th time in its 15-year history.

Farr-Jones, who led the team which lifted the World Cup for Australia in 1991, says the All Blacks have what it takes to win in South Africa’s biggest city for the first time since 1997.

“This is a very strong All Blacks team going to South Africa and this is arguably one of their best ever eras,” Farr-Jones told Sunday News.

“It almost reminds me of the All Blacks in the late 1980s and mid-1990s. This is an extremely good team with the ability to win a number of ways.”

Under Farr-Jones’ captaincy and the coaching of Bob Dwyer the Australians were breathtaking to watch in the early 1990s.

They had taken the game to a new level, moving away from 10-man rugby and using exciting backs to complement their hard-nosed forwards.

Players such as Jason Little, Tim Horan, David Campese, Michael Lynagh, Farr-Jones, Phil Kearns, John Eales, Willy Ofahengaue and Simon Poidevin have all gone down in the folklore of Australian rugby.

It’s a similar bunch of players in the All Blacks right now, who have the X-factor and considerable experience between them.

While Farr-Jones expects the All Blacks to win, he anticipates the Springboks to be better than how they were in their first three games of the Tri-Nations, all of which were away losses.

“Obviously, the Springboks’ execution hasn’t been up to scratch but they will be rested now and ready to go,” he said.

“I think it will be a very tight game, especially as it’s being played in Johannesburg.

“I think it’s an issue to go over there and play at altitude – it always has been.

“South Africa are always hard to beat at home.

“To beat them in front of 93,000 spectators at altitude is very difficult.

“We all know the records. It’s been a long time since the All Blacks have won in Johannesburg.

“But this is a good and consistent team and if I had to put my house on it I’d back them to win.”