Former All Blacks players react to upset win over England

How All black going to Dublin this week to fighthighest ranked team in the world, Scott Robertson and his team are looking for main improvement in key areas to get a result against Ireland.

The All Blacks struggled to hold the game properly against England At the Allianz Stadium last weekend, the number of penalties and errors conceded became a real problem for head coach Scott Robertson.

Discipline became a recurring weekly theme for the New Zealanders as they conceded 11 penalties and one yellow card in the second half against England to reserve defender Anton Lienert Brown.

Robertson’s men have opportunities but struggle to convert opportunities into points, turning the ball over to their opponents too often.

Talk on Sky Sports Decay Jeff Wilson Not convinced with England’s performance.

“WWe made it, we survived, it feels like we’re in survival mode, yeah, now”, said the former All Black Jeff Wilson on Decay.

“Tthere was a nice sigh of reliefYou felt the energy and joy in these guysThey know they have I have a job But what a great little win for this team,» – said Sir John Kirwan.

The All Blacks coaching staff will be pleased with two wins from two games to start the end-of-year tour, but with bigger challenges ahead, the All Blacks need a full 80 minutes of convincing performance.

23-Test match of former All Black Stephen Donald believes that a win over England will boost confidence within the group, allowing them to move on and compete with Ireland, France and Italy.

“I I think it’s setting us up, Goldie said it’s survival modebut for in my opinion these are the games the All Blacks win and This what a legacy built about winning games What you know, maybe when there were 10 or 15 left, many of us thought that England going to record the famous day at Twickenham (Allianz Stadium).

When asked about Are the All Blacks better than they were in July when they last played against England?the group had different opinions.

“IThis tough question because I think it gives you a good idea of ​​where Test rugby is at.You constantly want games like this because you want to keep people on their toes and you want the entertainment factor, but There is a little missing, whether it was there in July, I’m not sure» said recent NPC champion and former England international Brad Shields on Decay.

“To do something that we No done all season which if they won the last 20 minutes, we gave them the opportunity to win the gameThey weren’t good enough to accept it, but that assumes we’re learning But at the moment it is very small steps,» – Wilson said.

“I Not I think we may be underestimating the confidence that boys going to get off winning a game we probably coughed up against South Africa previously on per year. They now have faith and confidence that they can win tight matches.» – said Donald.

In 2024 All Blacks ultimately struggled to finish games and put teams away in the final quarter. But with people like Patrick Tuipulotu, Asafo Aumua And Damian Mackenzie existence on the bench for All Blacks, Shield feels he has seen significant improvement thanks to the bench’s influence in the final quarter of games.

“I think Patrick Tuipulotu changed the game in terms of moving forward, just getting through those contacts, our standard, our scrum changed a little bit So The guys on the bench have to have that kind of influence.They Not need to do something special”