It turns out that Ian Foster is far more astute than his critics thought - but he and his coaches were driven to improve by Ireland
It turns out Ian Foster is far more astute than his critics thought but - scant consolation alert - he and his coaches were driven to improve by IrelandRugby World Cup: Ireland forced New Zealand to plan and produce one of their best ever passages of defensive play.
Ireland had exposed frailties in the All Blacks scrum, breakdown work and driving maul defence, he said. And yet more specifically, inside centre Jordie Barrett said that the biggest lesson the All Blacks took from the series defeat was that their defence lacked cohesion, structure and intensity and was operating within an outdated system.
At no stage was that more apparent than in those memorably brilliant closing four minutes when Ireland produced 37 phases of rugby and the All Blacks managed to repel them and not concede a penalty in the process. Ardie Savea was one of many All Blacks to show that they had Ireland's number last Saturday. Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images
“They force you to make a decision about the ball and that was the most pleasing aspect , we have built the player’s skill sets from last year and we have learned some really hard lessons and then, against Ireland, for the majority of the time we got that right.” New Zealand's number eight Ardie Savea celebrates his team's victory after winning the France 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final match between Ireland and New Zealand at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, on October 14, 2023.
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