All Blacks star Cam Roigard insists that the players are doing all they can to improve their issues under the high ball ahead of this weekend\u2019s Bledisloe Cup encounter.<\/p>\n
It has been a consistent weakness for New Zealand since World Rugby changed the laws to allow a greater contest in the air.<\/p>\n
The problem was not rectified by the previous head coach, Scott Robertson, and new boss Dave Rennie<\/a> has also struggled to find the right formula.<\/p>\n Struggles against the Springboks<\/p>\n They were dominated in that department by the Springboks during Rugby\u2019s Greatest Rivalry as Rassie Erasmus\u2019 men claimed a 3-1 series triumph.<\/p>\n You would imagine that the Wallabies<\/a> will also seek to test the skills of the All Blacks<\/a> back three having bettered South Africa under the high ball during their stunning 42-38 success almost two weeks ago.<\/p>\n Roigard<\/a> states that their struggles are not due to a lack of effort and simply hopes that the old adage of practice makes perfect will pay off in this instance.<\/p>\n \u201cWe put a lot of time into it. It\u2019s something we\u2019ve changed this year in how we do it and how we set up with it,\u201d he told Sport Nation.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, the opposition teams preview us and see that, and try to come up with solutions to stop it and regain the ball.<\/p>\n \u201cCredit to South Africa, they managed to do that quite a few times, but it\u2019s not something we leave up to chance. We put in a lot of time, we watch footage, we\u2019re going through a review of how we\u2019ve done it in previous games and how we can be better, to the smallest details.<\/p>\n \u201cBecause of the rules, it\u2019s not really favouring the catcher at all. Just reps is the clear and simple way to get better at it, whether it is coming forward and catching it or running back.\u201d<\/p>\n