The All Blacks have spoken all week about how hard they are working to not fall into a “we’ve got this” mindset before the game kicks off and Read said that his side had identified areas that were far from flawless last week.
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“I’m not anxious about that stuff”.
“It’s going to be hard to come back”, he said.
Cooper, returning to New Zealand soil after a tough time in the Bledisloe decider previous year, was booed by the Wellington crowd and put under pressure from the get-go.
Although the Wallabies have been comprehensively beaten in both Tests, Cheika was reluctant to give too much praise to the All Blacks, who are rebuilding after several senior players retired from Test rugby after the World Cup final past year.
“You’ve got to be consistent and careful when you do that sort of thing”.
New Zealand went to halftime leading 15-9 – by two tries to nil – but Australia had mostly been kept in the match by refereeing decisions going their way.
The All Blacks claimed the Bledisloe Cup this morning.
“I don’t think there’s one specific [area to work on], it’s that one percent in three or four lineouts that are just one person being that one percent off and then they [the opposition] get an opportunity to get into the lineout”.
“Social media were the people who alerted everyone to it”. It’s just to be expected.
The Wallabies are looking for redemption after a sound beating at the hands of New Zealand last weekend.
The final Bledisloe Test will be played at Eden Park on October 22.
“That’s the first time I’ve played with Kane and I enjoyed it”, he said.
Moore, who was told several times by Poite to calm his players down after they engaged in niggly, off-the-ball tactics, would not be drawn on what was happening on the field.
“I’m not sure why”.
All series Hansen has refrained from commenting specifically on the Wallabies but with another win under his belt he was relatively optimistic they could get back somewhere near their best with 10 Tests still remaining this year. “But there was a time there in the game, in a break in play (against the All Blacks), when the national captain of Australia is asking the referee “when might be an opportunity for me to talk to you” and he absolutely ignored him”, Cheika said.
What the immensely strong set pieces from South Africa and Argentina make of that observation will be interesting to watch as the Rugby Championship progresses.
“(I’m not) hoping, I’m knowing there’s some good to come from this”.
“Australian rugby is competing with other sports that might be just ahead of them at the moment from a fan point of view, so we want a strong southern hemisphere base for the game”, Hansen said.
On Saturday, Cheika’s side were more confrontational and got into the All Blacks’ collective faces to ensure they did not suffer humiliation for a second successive week, an approach mirrored in the Australian press.
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“Really it’s a non-issue for us as a squad”.
