All Blacks coach Graham Henry took another swipe at the Springboks for their "cheap shots" last weekend and pleaded with officials to help stamp them out this year.

Asked whether he was concerned about his captain Richie McCaw's welfare, Henry was confident there would be no off-the-ball action from the Wallabies on Saturday but was still miffed by what transpired in Durban last weekend.

"There's nothing worse than getting clobbered off the ball when you're not expecting it. That's the worst thing that can happen in rugby. They're called cheap shots," Henry said.

"That was discussed after the South African game and it's got nothing to do with this game coming up.

"I hope officials are well aware of it going into the future of the game as we go on through the World Cup."

The All Blacks felt McCaw was hit several times off the ball during their fiery 26-21 win over the Springboks in a bid to unsettle their star loose forward.

Referee Alain Rolland took no action and there were no post-match citings. The sides meet again in Christchurch on July 14.

Henry claimed Bledisloe Cup tests were much preferred by top referees. A South African, Marius Jonker, takes the whistle at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday.

"The Wallabies-All Blacks games have got a history of being superb fixtures and if you ask the referees which game they would like to referee at the highest level they'd say Australia versus New Zealand because they know both sides want to go out and play rugby," Henry said.

"I can see no different on Saturday."

Wallabies vice-captain George Smith, who will crash and bash with McCaw at the breakdown on Saturday, played down the All Blacks' claims.

"You have to play on the edge in every area but I don't think (McCaw) was targeted by the Springboks individually. But we'll definitely try to nullify his involvement in the game."

Meanwhile, Henry refused to enter the debate around Springboks coach Jake White's resting of his top 20 players for the Sydney and Christchurch Tri-Nations tests next month.

"They've got to do what they think is best. We've done what we thought was best over this period of time," he said, referring to the withdrawal of his top 22 players from the first half of the Super 14.

The issue of White's second string lineup faded today when the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) admitted it had exhausted all avenues to try and overturn White's decision.

There would be no refunds for fans who had already bought tickets for the Sydney test.

A planned teleconference between the chief executives from the New Zealand, Australian and South African unions will now not go ahead.

The Springboks said there were medical reasons for White's move after seven consecutive weeks of top rugby for leading players.

Team physician Tim Noakes said it would be "irresponsible" for White not to rest them "if he wanted these players to perform a meaningful role at the World Cup".