{"id":618552,"date":"2026-10-02T15:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/618552\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T15:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:16:09","slug":"dave-rennie-all-blacks-are-better-than-the-results-of-springboks-series-suggest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/618552\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Rennie: All Blacks are ‘better’ than the results of Springboks series suggest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dave Rennie believes that the All Blacks are better than their results against the Springboks<\/a> suggest.<\/p>\n

New Zealand won the opening Rugby\u2019s Greatest Rivalry Test match at Ellis Park in Johannesburg but went on to lose three games in succession against South Africa in Cape Town, Soweto and Baltimore, respectively.<\/p>\n

Rennie\u2019s attention now turns to back-to-back Bledisloe Cup matches against the Wallabies, who claimed a stunning 42-38 victory over the Springboks in Perth at the weekend.<\/p>\n

Following the two Tests against their trans-Tasman rivals, New Zealand<\/a> will then embark on the northern hemisphere leg of the Nations Championship with Tests against Scotland, Wales, England and another on finals weekend.<\/p>\n

Disappointed All Blacks<\/p>\n

Speaking ahead of the clash against the Wallabies, Rennie<\/a> said that the team and coaches were disappointed by their efforts against South Africa<\/a> and are aiming to end the year strongly.<\/p>\n

He said as much when asked how he was judging his performances so far since taking over the job from Scott Robertson.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, we built pretty well through July. I thought their performance against Ireland was pretty strong, and the tour of South Africa was really good for us, but it\u2019s still disappointing,\u201d he told Newstalk ZB\u2019s Mike Hosking Breakfast show<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe think we are better than the results, but you\u2019ve got to earn it. We feel we let ourselves down a little bit and we get a chance to rectify that over the last six Tests of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Bledisloe Cup Test matches will be the first time that Rennie takes on his former employers having served as Australia\u2019s head coach between 2020 and 2023.<\/p>\n

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Facing the Wallabies<\/p>\n

The Wallabies head into the match off the back of a bizarre clash with South Africa, a game that Rennie kept a close eye on.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re a strong side,\u201d he said of the Wallabies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve got a lot of guys who have been together since I was here in 2020. Maybe 10 of those guys have played the last seven years together and, you know, they\u2019ve got 50, 60, 70 Tests over their belt.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo that\u2019s a reasonably experienced Wallabies side now. They\u2019ve got some genuine X-factor and I thought they were excellent against South Africa on the weekend.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe score was close because they have so many players sent off late so they were pretty emphatic and it\u2019s a really good indication to our players around how tough it\u2019s going to be at Eden Park, so we are looking forward to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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While it is still early on in his tenure in charge of the All Blacks, there is high expectations on the head coach of New Zealand, particularly from the public. Rennie says that the coaching staff aren\u2019t resting on their laurels and are putting pressure on themselves to improve.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook, I think we\u2019ve put pressure on ourselves. There\u2019s no doubt,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLots of people are telling me that they love the way we\u2019re trying to play, but I still think you need to find a way of getting results and so we\u2019ve got to be better in that area. But there\u2019s no doubt there\u2019s emphasis on winning, but it\u2019s also about how we win.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trying to grow a game that we think can win a World Cup. We show glimpses of that against the South Africans and when we did, we really challenged them. So you\u2019ve got to do that more often, limit their opportunities. So we are constantly challenging ourselves to be better.\u201d<\/p>\n

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