Sonny Bill Williams has urged the All Blacks to adapt their strategy by taking a page from South Africa’s playbook, calling for a more forward-heavy bench in line with the Springboks’ Bomb Squad.
The former All Blacks midfielder has raised concerns about New Zealand’s ability to handle pressure, noting that the team “don’t like it” when tested at the international level.
Williams highlighted how the world’s top two teams, Ireland and South Africa, routinely select fewer than three backs on their bench, whereas the All Blacks have stuck to a more traditional back-heavy approach. “I try and look at the things from an open perspective. We can’t just blow teams away anymore,” Williams explained. “We’ve got to look at what the greatest teams in the world at the moment are doing, what’s Ireland doing, what’s South Africa doing?
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