The next test instead shone a blinding spotlight on the New Zealand Rugby board's decision to retain Foster through to the 2023 World Cup after Joe Schmidt's promotion to attack coach. We're still a team that's rebuilding and sometimes the confidence doesn't come at the speed we want it to." "We've got to join the rest of the New Zealand rugby fraternity and say that's what we want to find," Foster said. "There's no doubt it's a team that's been under a lot of pressure, trying to force things and making things happen. The All Blacks had four chances to challenge the Pumas in the final quarter but they lost three regulation lineouts.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 28, 2022 05:31 UTC