New experience for many players as New Zealand play their first Test in SA since 2018
New Zealand captain Sam Cane believes there is “not a whole lot” they need to improve to get back into top form after four losses in their past five Tests have left the team under fire back home and their 2023 Rugby World Cup preparations under a cloud.
Any immediate improvement will be tested by world champions SA in the opening match of the Rugby Championship that will be played at altitude in Mbombela on Saturday. “It’s important that we don’t focus on all these things going wrong because the truth is there aren’t a whole lot. With top teams it is small margins in games.
New Zealand play their first Test in SA since 2018 and for some of the touring All Blacks it will be a new experience to face the Boks in their own backyard.
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