All blacks always targeted this week - de Villiers
The All Blacks have always targeted this weekend in Durban as the winnable fixture on their two-test tour of South Africa, according to Springboks coach Peter de Villiers.
The All Blacks have always targeted this weekend in Durban as the winnable fixture on their two-test tour of South Africa, according to Springboks coach Peter de Villiers.
The All Blacks are set to persist with width in the Tri-Nations rematch against South Africa in Durban on Sunday morning.
The All Blacks' two pack enforcers agree the forwards should have done more at the coalface to prevent the Springboks clamping control of the Tri-Nations test yesterday.
For a gauge on how South African media responded to the Springboks' 28-19 defeat of the All Blacks yesterday, readers needed to look no further than a headline in Afrikaan newspaper Rapport.
The All Blacks' reputation will be at stake this weekend as they try to avoid their worst season in Graham Henry's coaching tenure.
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A battle-hardened Springboks side will provide a steeper challenge than Australia in this weekend's Tri-Nations test according to the All Blacks.