Codie Taylor: New All Blacks coaches 'want us to be a lot fitter'

Joe Schmidt is currently sitting on 11 wins and 17 losses for the Wallabies, for a 43% record after 2 years. Dave Rennie had a record of 13 wins, 4 draws and 18 losses for 38.2%.

There isn’t an awful lot of difference and it really just denotes that Australian rugby as a whole isn’t strong - as indicated by the Super rugby results for Aussie teams during the same period.

The real point of note about Dave Rennie’s era for me is that he wasn’t given a chance to complete his four year contract and take the Wallabies to the 2023 World Cup. During his three year reign he had four draws that included matches against NZ, Argentina (twice) and France.

His team also beat South Africa 3 out of 4 times and came within single scores of beating both NZ, France and Ireland in his last year. Had the Wallabies stuck with him, rather than disastrous and short lived takeover by Eddie Jones, I am certain they could have beaten both Wales and Fiji and, at very least qualify for the knock out phases while improving his overall record.

He was successful for the NZ U20s (3 titles, back to back), Chiefs (2 titles, back to back), was moderately successful at Glasgow and looks to be highly successful at Kobe Steelers. If given the talent in NZ to work with, there is every reason to be optimistic about what he could achieve.

And yet the “weak cowered Wallabies “ had the Boks number under Rennie, your handle suits, though unknowing is probably more on the money.

The countries that you have cited all have massive populations and playing numbers in contrast to NZ numbers.

Neither France or England have actually overtaken New Zealand, in terms of overall results - even though they may have beaten them time to time (as, in fact, they have always been able to do). Memories are short. It is worth noting that in 2003, England won a World Cup after a enjoying a mostly uninterrupted run of victories for the previous three seasons. It is also worth noting the great French teams in the 1980s which are entirely compatible to the team of today.

South Africa have enjoyed the greatest success in recent years, of course, but this has been against all teams. NZ are one of the three teams to have beaten SA in the last three years. When was the last time England or France did that?

yes, the idea that the ABs can play at frantic speeds has been exposed as fantasy, encouraged by Super Rugby defences where tackling is optional. Then the players get to test level and the wheels fall off. Rennie’s mission will be harder than many assume. We can’t expect the ABs to play with the same cohesion as the Canes, who have taken 2 years to get to this level.

I wonder just how f*cken stupid you are

Yet they didn't deal with it. If anything it the AB’s who the bridemids as the Springboks have won every final they have been in.

Exactly! Winning against 14 men by one point. Bunch of tossers!

Imagine thinking it was luck.

Imagine using every opportunity imaginable to vent about the springboks. Sad really.

Imagine still thinking you’re the same team as 20 years ago.

You should come over here and meet some bokkies for realsies. You’ll eat your fist my boy.

I’ve been to New Zealand. The tourists are nice.

I truly sympathize with your frustration. It can’t be easy. But try deal with it more constructively. Spewing crap after sniffing paint isn’t healthy.

While I love your enthusiasm, it’s possibly a bit premature to be claiming any kind of dominance having seen exactly zero games under the new management. Unless you’re clairvoyant? Our ABs could get their buttocks handed to them in SA.

Geez, I saw a Bok team that were fitter than the ABs. Sad to say. You must still be watching highlights from 2015.

The real question is why are they not already as fit as they possibly can be. Anyway you are still living in the past.

That’s a 1990’s view of the Springboks.

They are not quite as mobile as the All Blacks, but they are not far off. But the Springboks have a bit more grunt. They are not afraid to use the ball or counterattack.

The All Blacks 2015 team only just beat the Springboks by 2 in the semi final.

The All Blacks will have to be at their best to beat them; I would prefer it if the All Blacks won, but I’m not counting my chickens yet.

That’s pretty easy when they haven’t put a team on the field yet. As Mike Tyson memorably noted, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face.” The “last lot” have an exponentially better record on the field.