The black fear of All Blacks, Wallabies wants the chain

Another defeat for the All Blacks on Saturday will likely determine the fate of Foster, described by the New Zealand Daily Herald.Like an honest man lost in a brutal worldA sixth defeat in 7 Test matches, and a second in a row against the Springboks, will not be forgiven a little over a year after the Rugby World Cup in France.

In last Saturday’s first game in Mbombela, South Africa’s dominance was an additional insult to the until recently invincible New Zealand side who suffered South Africa’s biggest defeat since 1928. Foster, but also captain Sam Kani would not be forgiven. More humiliation. Reaching the head of the All Blacks in 2019 after being eliminated in the semi-finals against England at the last World Cup, Foster, aged 57, has lost 9 of the 26 international matches he has played.

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Thus, Saturday’s showdown between the Springboks and the All Blacks at Ellis Park is a last chance match for him, if his fate is not already decided. New Zealand slipped to fifth in the world rankings after Ireland, France, South Africa and England and the New Zealand Herald Sport was quick to name Foster as “Listed among the worst All Blacks managers in history“.

Favorite Wallabies

The New Zealand coach made four changes after Saturday’s defeat, replacing fly-half Bewden Barrett with Richie Muonga and bringing in Ethan de Groot and Terrell Lomax as base bases to face the South African group’s strength. Third-line winger Shannon Frizzell, who scored New Zealand’s only attempt on August 6 after hitting the halfway mark, will play right from the start this time around.

For his part, South Africa coach Jack Nyenber made five changes to his winning team, notably by removing Malcolm Marks, the owner of the first match, to the bench.

The return of James O’Connor

For the other game on Saturday, the Wallabies start as favorites after winning 41-26 last week in Mendoza. Pumas lost all his matches in the tournament last year and has not beaten Australia since 2018.

But they are still dangerous as evidenced by their 9-point lead in the first half last Saturday. Their coach, Michael Checa, knows the Australian well through their training, but admits Pumas need to improve, especially their offensive line, in the hope that they can win in San Juan on Saturday.

Both teams made four changes after the first match. Australian coach Dave Rainey has privately decided to keep James O’Connor in his first test match of the year after Quad Cooper ruptured his Achilles tendon last week.