{"id":319981,"date":"2023-07-30T04:30:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T04:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=319981"},"modified":"2023-07-30T04:58:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T04:58:45","slug":"all-blacks-foreboding-statement-to-world-rugby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=319981","title":{"rendered":"All Blacks' foreboding statement to world rugby"},"content":{"rendered":"

The All Blacks<\/a> haven't peaked yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That's according to head coach Ian Foster off the back of his side's third straight Rugby Championship<\/a> win and retention of the Bledisloe Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It's an ominous warning to the rest of the world for a side that in 2022 reached new lows but has come out firing in 2023.<\/p>\n

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By the end of last year, the All Blacks didn't look like they'd factor into Rugby World Cup contention.<\/p>\n

\"Anton<\/p>\n

Off the back of dominant displays against the Springboks, the Pumas, and now the Wallabies, the three-time world champions are almost undoubtedly among the favourites to take home the Webb Ellis Cup.<\/p>\n

Although it's good news for All Blacks fans, for Foster, he'd rather have kept a low profile just 40 days out from their opening pool match against France.<\/p>\n

"Maybe if you guys could dampen some of your headlines it would be good and we could keep under the radar a little bit longer," Foster joked.<\/p>\n

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"What other people think is kind of irrelevant to us. We're trying to build something that gets us where we want to be.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"We made the point early, we feel the best way to prepare for the big stage is to prepare for the big stage every week. That's what we've had to learn.<\/p>\n

"We know we had some growing up to do as a team coming into this year, and so far we've taken three pretty strong steps forward which we're pretty proud of.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"But I'm not sure it's quite enough just yet."<\/p>\n

\"Injured<\/p>\n

If the All Blacks haven't hit their straps yet, it should be cause for concern for the rest of the world.<\/p>\n

Despite the 38-7 scoreline, Foster didn't downplay the threat the Wallabies posed.<\/p>\n

While both sides scored early, the Wallabies were able to keep the All Blacks at bay for the most part in the first 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

That stood in stark contrast to the 20-minute onslaught against the Springboks two weeks earlier.<\/p>\n

"It was hard work trying to create space behind them," said Foster of the Wallabies.<\/p>\n

\"Brutal<\/p>\n

"I thought early on that they defended really strong. I thought they had an edge in that space. I thought we were slow to bounce and get set the way we want to get set defensively and I thought they were a little bit more ominous with the ball than we were.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"We found a way. We got our breakdown sorted. We were a little bit passive and a little bit high. We had a lot of bodies on the ground while they had people on their feet and reaching over and causing grief.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"I think the scoreline flattered us, to be perfectly honest. I thought we clearly deserved the win, but I thought there was enough in that Aussie performance that they'll take away a lot of good points from that. They'll regret they couldn't get more prolonged periods of pressure on us.<\/p>\n

"The manner of it is pleasing," he added. "We got told we hadn't been put under a lot of pressure in the first two games. I don't think that was correct. Today we were still being put under a lot of pressure, but how we're adapting to that is pleasing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"We know there will be more challenges ahead, but we can only deal with the challenges one at a time and there's some good growth."<\/p>\n

With the Rugby World Cup a little over a month away and something of a dead-rubber to come against Australia in Dunedin, some selection experimentation may be forthcoming.<\/p>\n

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