New Zealand head coach Ian Foster stays assured of his facet’s probabilities on the Rugby World Cup regardless of the 27-13 loss to hosts France within the opening match on Saturday morning AEST.
For the three-time champions, the defeat was their first ever within the pool section of the match. It was additionally New Zealand’s heaviest loss in a World Cup match.
“I don’t think we have to rebuild,” Foster advised reporters.
“In the past we’ve won all our pool games and not won the tournament.
“Our goal is to win this tournament.
“We’re frustrated we lost a game. We fired some good bullets at them. We just didn’t fire enough.”
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Minutes earlier than the sport, captain Sam Cane was dominated out with a again situation which he suffered in coaching on Thursday.
“He felt his back get strained so he was pretty stiff last night,” Foster mentioned.
“We had a look at him late morning and made a decision to pull.”
“He was moving well tonight but because we didn’t have real clear information on how bad the back was, we pulled him,” he added.
A giant turning level on the Stade de France was a second-half yellow card for winger Will Jordan for taking out Les Bleus fullback Thomas Ramos within the air.
Minutes after coming back from the sin bin Jordan was penalised for the same incident, however prevented a purple card.
Ramos then kicked the ensuing three factors to offer his facet a 19-13 lead with 1 / 4 of an hour to play.
“Will was a bit clumsy with aerial things and the second hurt us,” Foster mentioned.
“We have to get more efficient in the air.”
Another unfavourable ingredient of the All Blacks’ efficiency was at set-piece with France’s New Zealand-born tight-head prop Uini Atonio getting the higher hand over Ethan de Groot.
“I know we conceded some scrum penalties and we need to paint better pictures for the referee,” Foster mentioned.
“We’ll chase that up with the officials.”
Next up for Foster’s facet is Namibia in Toulouse on Friday, earlier than additionally dealing with Italy and Uruguay within the pool stage.
New Zealand shall be with out winger Emoni Narawa for the rest of the competitors as a result of a again damage.
Foster mentioned he was contemplating changing Narawa with a back-rower as lock Tupou Vaa’i coated at flanker in opposition to France.
“We’ll be bringing someone else in,” Foster mentioned.
“Don’t be surprised if it’s a loose forward.”
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