Springbok icon Victor Matfield says New Zealand currently lacks “athletes” like Jonah Lomu, who helped make the All Blacks one of the most dominant teams on the planet.
New Zealand suffered a rare defeat on home soil to Argentina in the Rugby Championship last week. On Saturday, Los Pumas face the All Blacks in their second Test at Eden Park, where the Kiwis have not lost in 30 years.
“They had backline players who were bigger and faster than other teams – they don’t have it . I look at the New Zealand All Blacks backs and they don’t have better athletes than any other team. “Like South Africa they’ve gone for guys that’s good in the air, and went for fullbacks on the wings. They’ve gone away from strong, big wingers.
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