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[2021 Rugby Championship] Round 6 South Africa v New Zealand (02/10/2021)
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<blockquote data-quote="Alex Anghel" data-source="post: 1057260" data-attributes="member: 70777"><p>As a neutral, for me the main problem of NZRU seems to be that they have been too long with this coaching staff. I can understand the continuity rationale, but it works (i) when you have generational players that can carry the group through multiple WC cycles and (ii) when your overall game still left the opposition wanting/guessing.</p><p></p><p>Clearly, the All Blacks are not in this position anymore, as both their generational players are gone and the opposition obviously found the antidote to their running rugby style, via the rush defense/slow the game tactics/powerful forwards that dominate the breakdown and line outs.</p><p></p><p>NZRU should have needed a complete cleanout after WC 2019 and start afresh with a completely new ABs coaching panel, with different ideas and a different approach, game strategy and selection wise. COVID issues aside, it's basically the middle of the WC 2023 cycle and I really don't see any major improvement in the ABs game or cemented combinations or locked spots in neither the forward area nor the backline, bar Jordie, who is proving to be indispensable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alex Anghel, post: 1057260, member: 70777"] As a neutral, for me the main problem of NZRU seems to be that they have been too long with this coaching staff. I can understand the continuity rationale, but it works (i) when you have generational players that can carry the group through multiple WC cycles and (ii) when your overall game still left the opposition wanting/guessing. Clearly, the All Blacks are not in this position anymore, as both their generational players are gone and the opposition obviously found the antidote to their running rugby style, via the rush defense/slow the game tactics/powerful forwards that dominate the breakdown and line outs. NZRU should have needed a complete cleanout after WC 2019 and start afresh with a completely new ABs coaching panel, with different ideas and a different approach, game strategy and selection wise. COVID issues aside, it's basically the middle of the WC 2023 cycle and I really don't see any major improvement in the ABs game or cemented combinations or locked spots in neither the forward area nor the backline, bar Jordie, who is proving to be indispensable. [/QUOTE]
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