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Fiji rugby sevens star William Ryder sees bone-crunching defence as the way to end New Zealand dominance on the international circuit this season.
He said to challenge for the world sevens series title and defend the World Cup next March, the Fiji side must apply pressure with every tackle.
"The boys need to hunt them down like wild pigs in the forest," Ryder told the Fiji Times from Japan where he is now playing.
"That's how hard it is to take them down."
The New Zealanders enter this weekend's Dubai Sevens tournament as top seeds after clinching the world series for the eighth time this year. Fiji, with one title, are the only other nation to have won the series.
Ryder has faced New Zealand many times and he led Fiji to a 31-0 win over them at the Wellington Sevens last year.
"They need to make each tackle count. We need to pressure them and they will falter under the tackles.
"The first tackle must always hit them hard. It is important that the boys do not miss too many tackles.
"We need to corner them from the start because they are their own worst enemy when they cannot break tackles."
Ryder said it was important to contain New Zealand playmaker and Fiji-born Tomasi Cama.
"He (Cama) is their mastermind. He gets them going forward and we need to shut him out."
- NZPA
