No point sulking: Foster faces up to All Blacks criticism

• Published date: 09 August 2022
• Publication title: Daily Financial Times

Embattled All Blacks coach Ian Foster has urged his players to move on quickly from their Mbombela mauling and focus only on the rematch with South Africa at Ellis Park this weekend.

The All Blacks' 26-10 defeat in the Rugby Championship opener was their worst in 94 years in South Africa, triggering fresh calls in New Zealand for Foster to be sacked.

The three-times world champions have now slumped to a record low of fifth in the world rankings and head to Johannesburg after a fifth defeat in six tests.

With another loss to the Springboks on Saturday widely expected to make Foster's position untenable, the coach said players and staff needed to take a deep breath.

'We know there's a lot of pressure on and were feeling...