All Blacks latest – Wallabies loss haunts Richie
24 Nov 2010
Keo.co.za brings you the latest news from the All Blacks’ Grand Slam tour.
Wallabies loss haunts Richie – Richie McCaw says he still can’t get over the 26-24 defeat to the Wallabies that denied the All Blacks a chance to break the winning streak record.
Lithuania currently hold the record with 18 straight wins after beating second tier teams like Serbia. If the All Blacks had to beat the Wallabies in Hong Kong, their 38-18 win against Ireland would have been a new record.
McCaw believes they should have closed out the match against the Wallabies.
‘It still annoys me, I would have liked to have won that game, I tell you, but that happened and we took some good learnings from it,’ said McCaw. ‘That [world record] was one of the things that would have been nice to have in the box but it wasn’t to be and you just have to get on with it don’t you?’
McCaw added that the team learnt from that defeat.
‘There were times we put ourselves under pressure and I think you saw a little bit the following week against England too when we put ourselves under our own pressure, rather than the opposition. That was certainly one of the lessons we had.’
23 Comments
24 Nov 2010, 10:42 am
Hey Richie, cry me a river mate!
24 Nov 2010, 11:13 am
I don’t know how Lithuania’s record can count when it was against tier 2 teams.
24 Nov 2010, 11:15 am
Hopefully thats proved to GH and Co. that Donald is NOT the answer..
24 Nov 2010, 12:12 pm
@Some Bloke(Some Bloke) : Its because rugby is an elitist sport. They dont recognise every nation as a test playing nation. Serves the IRB right. In soccer every Nation that is part of FIFA is considered as an international team whether they be Cambodia or *****.
Rugby is still way behind in terms of professional.
24 Nov 2010, 12:12 pm
@iori Yagami(iori Yagami) : So N I G E R is a swear word?
24 Nov 2010, 12:30 pm
@iori Yagami(iori Yagami) : The could of solved this by having Lithuania play against Italy or Romania or someone. They want to keep rugby for themselves they are scared of expanding.
24 Nov 2010, 13:38 pm
As long as the hurt of Hong Kong keeps Richie and his men on their toes, then it was a most welcome loss indeed.
24 Nov 2010, 15:02 pm
The record would have been a bit hollow really…They lost to the Baa Baas last December 25 – 18.
24 Nov 2010, 15:45 pm
feigned suprise…
Deans’ scrum ‘trickery’ claims surprise All Blacks
RICHARD KNOWLER IN CARDIFF – Fairfax Media Last updated 11:34
Manipulation and trickery claims levelled at the All Blacks scrum by Wallabies coach Robbie Deans have been labelled a “cheap shot”.
They didn’t quite collide with his hairline, although Richie McCaw’s scarred eyebrows still twitched when told his old mentor Robbie Deans had accused the All Blacks’ scrum of “trickery” and manipulation of the referees this week.
Frustrated at what he believes are the whistlers “preconceived ideas” of the Wallabies scrum on their northern hemisphere tour, coach Deans delivered a verbal whack at the officials and then gave the All Blacks a lick too.
After praising his own pack for adapting to an eight-man shove by Italy last weekend, Deans made an accusation about the All Blacks’ set piece tactics that are sure to raise his counterparts’ hackles.
“We came off a fixture against the All Blacks … they don’t scrummage,” Deans claimed. “They just manipulate, they play the referee constantly. It’s all about trickery. Then you get across to the United Kingdom, and they scrummage more so. There are elements of trickery but they do want to go forward with that trickery.”
Having captained the Crusaders under Deans, who very rarely publicly criticised officials or opponents during his nine-year reign as head coach of the franchise, McCaw appeared surprised his old boss had had a flick at the New Zealanders.
“Someone said he has been saying things like that. Perhaps a bit of pressure does that to you, I don’t know,” McCaw mused.
“I think you have seen over the years that we certainly have put a lot of work into it (scrummaging).
“In this part of the world it is a big part of their game too – I don’t know where those comments come from.”
Blindside flanker Jerome Kaino attempted to skirt around the issue by stating the tight five were responsible for answering the questions on the scrum technicalities, although he didn’t think props Tony Woodcock and Owen Franks would have been too thrilled by the remarks.
“I think they would be pretty cut-up about it. They work really hard to make sure that we have the best scrum in the world and cheap shots don’t really help much.”
McCaw added the front rowers may remember the comments for future reference as he acknowledged they don’t easily forget any slights about how they go about their trade.
“Yeah they have (got long memories), but they occasionally they will just grunt and moan and get on with it. To be honest I don’t think they will worry about it too much, but they will probably tuck it away somewhere.”
Ad Feedback Ironically, while Deans has been bemoaning his scrum has not been fairly rewarded, the All Blacks believe they have been getting a raw deal whenever they put the shove on during the opposition scrum feed.
Although their own defensive scrum collapsed several times in Dublin, the New Zealanders were miffed referee Marius Jonker did nothing more than repeatedly penalise Ireland when they kept pulling down their scrum during their 38-18 defeat.
Meanwhile, McCaw reckoned the decision to skip Canterbury’s NPC campaign had proved beneficial on this tour.
Although he only made three appearances, including one for the successful Ranfurly Shield challenge against Wellington, last year the All Blacks skipper stated he felt physically fresher.
“You don’t feel it at the time. When you have a rest you feel like you can carry on but it is after five tests in a row that you realise it makes it a lot easier. I look back to this time last year …and by this point I was feeling pretty knackered, whereas I still feel pretty good and looking forward to Saturday.”
24 Nov 2010, 15:55 pm
@poppa69(poppa69) : Best lesson learnt of all.
24 Nov 2010, 18:03 pm
That’s the difference. If it were the current Boks, they’d be talking about the “spirit” they showed.
Mc Caw is disappointed by every loss.
24 Nov 2010, 18:03 pm
@rex(rex) : Amen.
24 Nov 2010, 18:11 pm
@rex(rex) :
More like the ‘spirit they consummed’!
24 Nov 2010, 19:10 pm
@rex(rex) : bollocks!
24 Nov 2010, 19:12 pm
Never criticise a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes. That way, if he doesn’t like what you have to say, you’re a mile away and you have his shoes.
24 Nov 2010, 20:17 pm
@toddke(toddke) : Baabaas matches aren’t tests and the test side opposing them don’t get a test cap for playing in that game either.
24 Nov 2010, 20:22 pm
In the Irish game Donald was warming up and looked like he had been cued to go on when suddenly the Irish game picked up.
He was sat down as quick as anything.
I really do hope that this indicates that Henry and co do understand that Donald is a liability because he isn’t worth a cup full of cold water.
24 Nov 2010, 21:06 pm
@TheTackler(TheTackler) : Drunk Kiwis a bigger threat than Al-Qaeda
New Zealand officials fear their own fans
more than the possible threat posed by a
terrorist group like Al Qaeda.
According to the New Zealand Press
Association drunk hooligans – which caused
major problems at a recent Rugby League
Test in Auckland – appear to pose more of a
threat than Al Qaeda for the Rugby Union
World Cup next year.
Police were planning for everything from a
major terrorist attack to alcohol and
transportation in the lead-up to New
Zealand’s hosting of the World Cup from
September next year, Deputy Commissioner
Rob Pope told Parliament’s law and order
select committee on Wednesday.
While the threat of a terrorist attack was
low, police were capable of scaling up their
response quickly if needed, he said.
“Some of the more difficult issues, I think
that we all would understand, is around
alcohol management.”
Alcohol would be a factor before, after and
during games as well as in the many fan
zones planned around the country.
Transportation, particularly in Auckland,
would also be an issue, Pope said.
“[We want to] ensure that we play our part
in a safe and, hopefully, very enjoyable
tournament.”
Police were well into their preparation and
were planning in coordination with World
Cup officials and international contacts, he
said.
“We are actually well qualified to run major
events, the difference with the World Cup is
that it’s spread over some six weeks and 13
different geographical locations, sometimes
with multiple games on the same day.”
24 Nov 2010, 21:28 pm
Transie
the way you use the Press to back your theories in 1 breath and disprove others’ in the next might just suggest you neither have an opinion of your own or don’t believe in the 1 that you do have.
Are the Irish in the good books this week or is that not convenient anymore ?
24 Nov 2010, 23:18 pm
@Black Panther(Black Panther) : he feels better “disproving” with someone else’s opinions, never his own..that requires forethought and putting yourself out there..
Trans would rather hide behind someone elses views, that way he can never be wrong
25 Nov 2010, 04:41 am
@Black Panther(Black Panther) : firstly you assume there’s a ‘theory’ and that i have to back it up somehow
hahaha
25 Nov 2010, 04:42 am
@poppa69(poppa69) : oh Poops, get over yourself, china.
25 Nov 2010, 07:38 am
@toddke(toddke) :
Whats that got to do with Test rugby?
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