{"id":857428,"date":"2026-08-16T15:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T15:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/857428\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T15:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T15:26:09","slug":"codie-taylor-all-blacks-have-nailed-moments-which-will-be-key-against-springboks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/857428\/","title":{"rendered":"Codie Taylor: All Blacks have ‘nailed moments’ which will be key against Springboks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Codie Taylor believes that the Bulls<\/a> clash has allowed the All Blacks to \u201cnail moments\u201d which will \u201cpay dividends\u201d against the Springboks next weekend.<\/p>\n

South Africa and New Zealand begin their four-Test series in Johannesburg after completing preparations with a 50-19 victory in Pretoria on Saturday.<\/p>\n

That followed successes over the Stormers and Sharks as they made it six successive wins under new head coach Dave Rennie<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They were unconvincing in their opening match of the tour but have improved as the month has gone on and Taylor is positive the All Blacks<\/a> will take that into the match next weekend.<\/p>\n

Taylor\u2019s return from injury<\/p>\n

The 35-year-old was making his return from injury and captained the team for the first half before powerhouse lock Patrick Tuipulotu took over in the second period.<\/p>\n

He watched on as New Zealand produced another impressive display after the break to claim a dominant triumph over the Bulls<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cPaddy and that did a great job. This week we talked around this tour\u2019s going to be tough, there\u2019s going to be a lot of tough moments in it so one of the main focuses is when we have those tough times, we\u2019re really connecting as a group and walking towards those moments,\u201d Taylor told reporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like there were a few times where the Bulls had us under pressure or down in our five we had a scrum, we reacted well to that and got out of our half with a penalty.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was some great scrambling from the back three which got us out of trouble. There\u2019s going to be a lot of that in the Tests and for us to be able to galvanise as a group and nail those moments, it\u2019s going to be pay dividends hopefully when it comes to Test week.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dave Rennie\u2019s \u2018fivefold\u2019 Springboks warning as All Blacks must \u2018up the ante\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

All Blacks forwards improving<\/p>\n

Taylor impressed on his return to action as part of a forward pack which has developed nicely since the start of the tour.<\/p>\n

It will be a much tougher challenge against the Springboks<\/a> but the hooker is \u201cconfident\u201d with the progress they have made.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure they\u2019re going to be asking a lot more questions come next week. From where we started with the Stormers and built our way through these club games, I feel we\u2019ve made some great strides as a forward pack,\u201d Taylor added.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy no means are we the finished product, there\u2019s going to be so much more we can work on and it\u2019s going to be even tougher come next week, but we can be really happy and confident with the steps we\u2019re taking.<\/p>\n

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