{"id":11251,"date":"2012-06-08T11:03:51","date_gmt":"2012-06-08T09:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/06\/rugby-all-blacks-challenged-to-be-better-by-captain-mccaw\/"},"modified":"2012-06-08T11:03:51","modified_gmt":"2012-06-08T09:03:51","slug":"rugby-all-blacks-challenged-to-be-better-by-captain-mccaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-all-blacks-challenged-to-be-better-by-captain-mccaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-All Blacks challenged to be better by captain McCaw"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Greg Stutchbury<\/span><\/p>\n

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AUCKLAND, June 8<\/span> (Reuters) – New Zealand’s World Cup victory
\nlast year is now in the history books but the All Blacks are
\nfocused on getting even better as they look to build towards the
\ndefence of the title in 2015, according to captain Richie McCaw.<\/p>\n

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The All Blacks won their second Webb Ellis trophy at Eden
\nPark last October and return to the scene of the triumph for the
\nfirst time on Saturday (0735 GMT) in the opening game of a
\nthree-test series against Ireland.<\/p>\n

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“From the experiences we have been through last year, you
\njust have to use them to your advantage,” McCaw told reporters
\non Friday. “If we’re not trying to be better then we may as well
\ndo something else and that is the attitude I am seeing.<\/p>\n

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“Those guys (who won the World Cup) are loving being back
\nhere and want to be better at it, and tomorrow is the best place
\nto start.”<\/p>\n

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The All Blacks also start a under new regime on Saturday
\nwith Steve Hansen moving into the hot seat as head coach, and
\nwhile the former policeman had brought new ideas to the side,
\nMcCaw said the structures were still similar to when he was
\nGraham Henry’s assistant.<\/p>\n

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“He has got a slightly different way of doing things, but a
\nlot is the same and I think that has made it easy to get it
\ngoing this week,” McCaw said.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“A lot of the structures have been tried through a few years
\nand refined and are fairly similar now.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

“The great thing about Steve is that he allows, especially
\nthe senior boys, he puts the onus on us to drive the bus. That
\nhas always been his strength.”
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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