Scott Barrett warns teammates to be ready for a backlash in Rugby Championship match on Saturday
Scott Barrett of the All Blacks is tackled during the Rugby Championship match between New Zealand and Argentina. Picture: MATT ROBERTS
The All Blacks trounced the Pumas 39-0 at Gold Coast on Sunday to tighten their grip on the top spot of the table midway through the competition. Bottom-placed Argentina, who started with back-to-back defeats away to world champions SA, slumped to their third successive loss and have looked a shell of the team that stunned the All Blacks in the Tri-Nations in 2020.
The All Blacks were hard to fault on Sunday but Barrett said they had identified plenty of areas for improvement, one being the lineout after the Pumas’ success in disrupting their set piece. While still under Covid-19 restrictions, the All Blacks have enjoyed a taste of freedom on the Gold Coast, with players hitting the resort strip’s beaches in a region where infections are rare. New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland, meanwhile, remains in strict lockdown due to an outbreak, though restrictions have eased in other regions.
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