'Rapt' Dave Rennie issues warning to the world after All Blacks start
All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie has expressed optimism about his team's performance following a successful run of victories. Rennie believes the squad has significant room for improvement despite their recent dominant win over Ireland.
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All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie and New Zealand score try through Anton Lienert-Brown against Ireland (inset).
A delighted Dave Rennie has warned their rivals that the All Blacks have “a lot more in us” after hammering Ireland at Eden Park on Saturday.
The 62-year-old replaced the sacked Scott Robertson earlier this year and took charge of his first Test at the start of this month, a 34-32 victory over France.
Since then, they have defeated Italy and Ireland to go three from three under Rennie and in the Nations Championship .
After a few teething issues in the previous couple of matches, Rennie felt that their win in Auckland was the best of the lot.
“I’m really rapt, they’re such a good side Ireland. As you saw, we asked a lot of questions of them and they defended really well for big parts,” he told reporters.
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