The All Blacks are in South Africa preparing to face the world champions, with New Zealand's head coach Ian Foster under intense pressure to end their dire run of form after four defeats in their last five matches.
looks at five things the All Blacks must fix in their opening Rugby Championship fixture against the Springboks on 7 August in Mbombela.The All Blacks’ new forwards coach Jason Ryan saw how the home side was outmuscled by the Irish pack in this month’s home series defeat and admitted what he witnessed “dented” New Zealand’s pride.
“The All Blacks pack has been dented and we talked about it in the forwards meeting, we didn’t hide anything and were really honest, which we have to be.”The All Blacks can ill afford another slow start to let the Springboks take an early lead in Mbombela. In Ardie Savea, Akira Ioane and Will Jordan, the All Blacks have players who can crack any defence and create chances, but the team must take them.“We’ve got a lot of belief in many of the solutions we’ve got but we’ve got to get better at executing them.
“We’re going into the Rugby Championship to try to win. No All Blacks team wants to go over and [lose]. I think up to 10 guys in the squad haven’t been to South Africa before. It’s a unique situation for this group but, wow, what a great opportunity.”Too many dropped passes, missed tackles and a slow start cost the All Blacks dearly against the Irish.
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