New Zealand should rack up a pile of points against Namibia on Friday in Toulouse the Rugby World Cup. It has more important needs, though.
It has three more pool games — Namibia, Italy, Uruguay — to get its mojo back in time for an expected quarterfinal against probably South Africa or Ireland.
“We still want to play but we also know in those big games that you’ve got to get some basics right,” Foster said.The scrum against France conceded two penalties and a free kick. One throw-in was lost. From their kick-chase, the All Blacks retained only five of their 17 attacking kicks, and conceded two more penalties.
They gave away 12 penalties in all, and France goalkicked five of them. France conceded only four penalties. “You’ve got to get your set-piece right,” Foster said. “If you start to creak there or you misinterpret what the refs want, then that generates pressure. That was one of the big lessons in that France game.”
The All Blacks have made 10 changes but are also taking the game seriously by picking their best four available props and their two best locks: Sam Whitelock, who will tie Richie McCaw’s New Zealand caps record of 148, and Brodie Retallick will extend their world record second-row partnership to 66 tests.Namibia won’t be expected to last 80. Its conditioningThe pragmatic Namibians want to break New Zealand’s rhythm, defend better, improve their discipline, and adapt to the speed and intensity.
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