{"id":11293,"date":"2012-06-09T23:06:07","date_gmt":"2012-06-09T21:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/06\/rugby-world-champion-all-blacks-start-new-era-convincingly\/"},"modified":"2012-06-09T23:06:07","modified_gmt":"2012-06-09T21:06:07","slug":"rugby-world-champion-all-blacks-start-new-era-convincingly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-world-champion-all-blacks-start-new-era-convincingly\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-World champion All Blacks start new era convincingly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Greg Stutchbury<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">AUCKLAND, June 10<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; World champions New Zealand<br \/>\nleft room for improvement after easing to victory over Ireland<br \/>\nin the first test on Saturday but ominously for the chasing pack<br \/>\nshowed no signs of letting their standards slip under new coach<br \/>\nSteve Hansen.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A 42-10 win at Eden Park in their first match since lifting<br \/>\nthe Webb Ellis Cup last October was inspired by debutant winger<br \/>\nJulian Savea&#8217;s three tries. However, the vastly experienced<br \/>\nflyhalf Dan Carter and captain Richie McCaw remained at the<br \/>\nheart of the All Blacks&#8217; five tries to one performance.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Much had been made by the All Blacks in the buildup to the<br \/>\nmatch of the need to leave last year&#8217;s World Cup triumph in the<br \/>\npast as they focus on staying at the summit of world rugby,<br \/>\nsomething not easily achieved by previous world champions the<br \/>\nyear after lifting the game&#8217;s ultimate prize.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>So McCaw&#8217;s assessment of their first match in an new era<br \/>\ncame as no great surprise.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Happy enough&#8230;I think you can&#8217;t get too carried away. It<br \/>\nwasn&#8217;t perfect by any stretch,&#8221; McCaw told reporters.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To win a test match by 40 points to whatever, 10, you have<br \/>\ngot to be happy about it. But come tomorrow we will be looking<br \/>\nahead to the next one and that&#8217;s the challenge of playing test<br \/>\nrugby.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m happy with what we have done but&#8230;we have still got a<br \/>\nway to go to get the game we want.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Since New Zealand lifted the World Cup, Hansen has succeeded<br \/>\nGraham Henry as head coach, and while some of the current sqaud<br \/>\nare unlikely to be at the 2015 World Cup in England, he is<br \/>\nclearly no rush to blood too many youngsters.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Greg Stutchbury AUCKLAND, June 10 (Reuters) &#8211; World champions New Zealand left room for improvement after easing to victory over Ireland in the first test on Saturday but ominously for the chasing pack showed no signs of letting their standards slip under new coach Steve Hansen. 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