Foster makes an appointment with the Blues

Just over five months into the 2023 World Cup in France, New Zealand wants to be optimistic. In reality, If the All Blacks have been through a delicate period lately, Ian Foster is betting on renewing his forces in 2023. Passing through France in recent days, particularly in Lyon (where their base camp will be located), the New Zealand coach took time to discuss the current dynamics of his team who will be able to test themselves during the rugby tournament. Summer, before the big event of the year.

“There has always been some form of danger in listening to compliments, people who give you favorites. Likewise, it’s dangerous to listen to people who say you’re not. What matters is what we think. We have great faith in what we are capable of achieving. Believe me, we will be ready for the World Cup in France Foster explained at the beginning.

Today, we realized we were late.

“In New Zealand, we have been affected by the isolation due to Covid. We were forced to play among ourselves, which gave us a false impression of the level we were at. In the Northern Hemisphere, the world of rugby kept turning. Today we signed. Therefore, it was not necessary to try to copy others but to be faithful to our DNA. We had to restart the course. (…) We had the hiccups, we went through hard times. Last summer the Irish were better than usHe was subsequently introduced to the All Blacks coach, during an interview with L’Equipe. Rather than panic, we got together and made changes to many aspects of our game, and we’re moving on today. I have complete confidence in our group and in everything we learn from ourselves. “Fabian Galletti and his players have been warned, New Zealand will not be coming in for overtime!