Centre Rieko Ioane is confident the All Blacks can overcome their execution issues and play their attacking brand of rugby more consistently starting from Saturday's second Bledisloe Cup Lipovitan D Rugby Championship Test in Wellington.
Keeping the Bledisloe Cup for another year, the All Blacks overcame playing with only 13 players for around 10 minutes during a stunning Australian second-half comeback before claiming a 31-28 win at Accor Stadium in Sydney.
Returning centre Rieko Ioane said the chance to complete 50 consecutive unbeaten Tests on Eden Park in Saturday's Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship Test against Argentine was like a pinnacle game in their season.
The All Blacks will be looking to bounce back from their loss to Argentina in Wellington last week and extend their 30-year unbeaten run at Eden Park to 50 games when they face Los Pumas in Auckland on Saturday.
All Blacks Head Coach Scott Robertson and his co-selectors, Assistant Coaches Scott Hansen, Jason Holland, Leon MacDonald and Jason Ryan have named their All Blacks team to play Argentina in the second match of the 2024 Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship at Eden Park in Auckland.
The All Blacks aim to begin their Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship defense with a strong performance as they host Argentina at Sky Stadium in Wellington on Saturday.
Memories of the way the All Blacks allowed England to snatch a 25-25 draw in their last outing in 2022 will be on their minds in Saturday's Steinlager Ultra Low Carb first Test in Dunedin.
All Blacks Head Coach Scott Robertson and his co-selectors, Assistant Coaches Scott Hansen, Jason Holland, Leon MacDonald and Jason Ryan have named their All Blacks team to play England in the opening match of the 2024 Steinlager Ultra Low Carb Series at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin.
Impressive as the All Blacks' finishing was in their 71-3, 11-try record win over Namibia at the Rugby World Cup, their discipline, including a red card for prop Ethan de Groot, will be a concern as they head into their bye week.
New Zealand could have no excuses for their 13-27 loss to France, their first loss in a Rugby World Cup pool game, in an outstanding opening game in Paris on Saturday (NZT).