'Looked pretty minor'
All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie is focusing on team discipline after receiving three yellow cards during a victory over the Stormers. Despite the win, Rennie acknowledged that the team struggled with penalties and needs to improve their defensive structure.
Why it matters
Discipline and penalty management are critical factors in professional rugby that can determine the outcome of high-stakes international tours.
All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie and centre Anton Lienert-Brown, who was yellow carded against the Stormers.
All Blacks boss Dave Rennie admits they will “do a lot of work” on their discipline after they were on the wrong side of the referee’s whistle in their victory over the Stormers .
Although they began their South African tour with a 38-21 victory over the Cape Town outfit, New Zealand infringed on plenty of occasions, receiving three yellow cards in the process.
Anton Lienert-Brown, Simon Parker and Josh Moorby were all sin-binned to leave Rennie with plenty to think about heading into their next game against the Sharks.
At one stage they were down to 13 men but the positive for the All Blacks boss was that they got through that period without taking any damage on the scoreboard.
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