{"id":621346,"date":"2026-10-05T14:32:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T14:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/621346\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T14:32:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T14:32:30","slug":"all-blacks-coach-laughs-off-walking-around-scrum-suggestion-after-honest-review-of-failings-against-springboks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/621346\/","title":{"rendered":"All Blacks coach laughs off ‘walking around’ scrum suggestion after ‘honest’ review of failings against Springboks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jason Ryan has taken plenty of learnings from the All Blacks\u2019 successive defeats to the Springboks<\/a> in Rugby\u2019s Greatest Rivalry series.<\/p>\n

New Zealand\u2019s forward pack has come into the spotlight after the three losses to South Africa with the Boks\u2019 scrum, maul and lineout playing a pivotal role in Rassie Erasmus\u2019 team success.<\/p>\n

Those are areas of the game that Ryan looks after, and Dave Rennie\u2019s assistant says that he has learned more in the past few weeks than in several years.<\/p>\n

All Blacks\u2019 scrum struggles<\/p>\n

He admits that the Springboks<\/a> are the best in the world in what they do and after an honest review, the All Blacks<\/a> have identified where New Zealand have to improve ahead of the Bledisloe Cup Tests against Australia.<\/p>\n

\u201cI looked pretty hard on myself. I\u2019ve probably learned more in seven weeks than I have in a number of years, to be honest,\u201d Ryan<\/a> said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlaying the Springboks, best in the world at what they do, four Tests in a row, it is so unique, but it\u2019s put us in a good place.\u201d<\/p>\n

The assistant coach did reveal that New Zealand\u2019s scrum is one of the best in the world but concedes that the set-piece\u2019s failures did prove costly against South Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the scrum, you\u2019ve got to break it down,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are number three in the world for top-quality ball on our ball, the opposition ball; that\u2019s what we\u2019ve got to tidy up and I think it was seven penalties in total, which were big momentum shifts at crucial times.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, we\u2019ll get a few more boys dialed in, and having Scooter [Scott Barrett] back in the pack and a little bit more experience, it all helps. So, we\u2019ve been really honest about that, and we know where we\u2019ve got to head.\u201d<\/p>\n

All Blacks challenge World Rugby to \u2018simplify\u2019 the scrum as Dave Rennie calls for laws to be \u2018deleted\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

While the Springboks scrum was dominant during the RGR series, the All Blacks believed that they didn\u2019t do so legally with head coach Rennie and his senior assistant Neil Barnes accusing the South Africans of \u2018walking around\u2019 in the set-piece.<\/p>\n

Rennie has doubled down on his take following the conclusion of the series and a reporter couldn\u2019t resist the opportunity to respark the discussion with Ryan.<\/p>\n

\u201cJase, will your scrum be walking around, like it seems like a pretty good tactic?\u201d the journalist said.<\/p>\n

Ryan laughed off the suggestion, saying; \u201cOh, we\u2019ll just be we\u2019ll just be scrummaging. Thanks, James.\u201d<\/p>\n

All Blacks coach wants a statement performance after coming off second-best to Springboks in the physical battle<\/a><\/p>\n

Scott Barrett\u2019s return<\/p>\n

The All Blacks were without the services of lock Scott Barrett during the Test series against the Springboks, a player that Ryan says they sorely missed.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old former captain is back in the squad for the Bledisloe Cup matches and the assistant coach believes he will make a huge impact upon his return.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe actually makes me a better coach, to be honest. He thrives on the detail, and he\u2019s always done the work,\u201d Ryan said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s always really genuinely prepared every single week, and if you show him a couple of clips, usually he\u2019s seen it, which means he\u2019s done the work, and that challenges me and challenges the whole group, and he\u2019s already adding to that, which is important. But when he\u2019s at his best, his ball carry, and his lineout, attack, and defense work is exceptional.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s as good as they get when he\u2019s on.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI think a player of that capability- he has 80-odd Tests- you do miss the experience and also the physicality. He adds both of that.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, it\u2019s going to be great to have him back in there. We have given some young locks a real taste of it;\u00a0we will be better for it. We have to be better for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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