Ian Foster is annoyed: “If you read the press, you’ll get the impression we’re the worst team!”

By crushing Italy last weekend, the blacks were reassured.

Indeed, their fate is now in their hands and they will qualify for the quarter-finals of the competition.

New Zealand coach Ian Foster expressed his satisfaction. Extracts:

“It’s the kind of performance we wanted to see. Many outsiders wanted to create artificial panic about the results after our first defeat. Of course this has changed the way we approach the World Cup and we must understand that all matches are important… Now our fate is in our hands.

Then he talked about this very big victory at the accounting level. Extracts:

“In rugby, you always have to respond to the challenge that presents itself. The worry is when you win by a big margin, the victory loses its credibility because of the so-called lack of opposition. Above all, I think we prepared very well to have a great performance. When we prepare well, we play well. If “You read the press, you’ll get the impression that we’re the worst team. But we’re not bad.”

Ian Foster clearly indicates that he is upset by what is being said in the media about his team. Extracts:

“I watched South Africa versus Ireland. It’s a different rugby match, the effective playing time is only twenty-seven minutes. It’s a match with a lot of time stops, a very physical match and a lot of fighting. You had a different show tonight. The world will have to He decides what type of rugby match he prefers to watch.