All Blacks may not have to reach the stellar heights they achieved against Ireland to overcome Argentina in the Rugby World Cup semi-final
All Blacks captain Sam Cane and head coach Ian Foster during New Zealand's Captain's Run in advance of the Rugby World Cup semi-final against Argentina. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
Of course, in all probability, they may not have to against an Argentinian side which lost 27-10 to 14-man England in their opening game, before advancing to this juncture with unexceptional wins over Samoa , Chile , Japan and in last week’s quarter-final against Wales . Admittedly, the All Blacks have won both subsequent meetings, by 53-3 in Hamilton a week later, and 41-12 in Mendoza last July, when they lost the penalty count 12-9 and had a yellow card with Angus Gardner, referee for this semi-final, in charge,
“Obviously the competition makes it special, it’s a World Cup. We play them twice a year every year in the Rugby Championship. For me, that is very important because it gives us the chance to compete against the best every year and that helps us a lot to develop so that when we come to games like tomorrow’s we are better prepared, we know what’s coming.
Mark Telea: returns to the All Blacks side for the semi-final against Argentina. Photograph: Hannah Peters/Getty Images
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