Ian Foster mixes things up for All Blacks’ last Rugby World Cup pool game
Sam Cane, who made his return from a back injury as a replacement against the Italians, is back as captain in the run-on team, one of nine changes. Sam Whitelock became the most capped New Zealand player of all-time when making his 149th appearance as a replacement against Italy.
Foster was asked about striking a balance between decreasing the workload for some players while retaining a freshness and momentum from one game to the next. He said: “That’s the challenge of World Cups. You’ve got to make sure that you prepare for the here and now, I guess with an eye to the future. You’ve got to get that balance right.
The All Blacks coach also accepted that discipline, both in penalty and card counts, is something that coaches and squads must discuss before matches. The tournament has already demonstrated the folly of a careless or mistimed tackle. Foster admitted: “You’ve only got to watch World Cup games to know you have to talk about it. Look, there’s been so many cards.
The scrumhalf said: “That’s always a work-on for me and other nines because it’s probably the most important part of our game and sets our platform up for the way that the All Blacks want to play.
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