Wayne Smith the successful All Blacks assistant coach is putting all his efforts in, along with his men for the Saturday game against Wallabies. All Blacks with no defeats to their name since 2008 believe they carry huge responsibility of maintaining standard against Wallabies who are no less boasted by their own performance in Bloemfontein.

All Blacks answered all the uncertainty and analysis issues raised in the first quarter by their strong performance. Speaking about their preparations Smith said, “We have a great spirit, strong leadership and we have had a couple of weeks to refreshen. So expectations are we will go out to give our heart and soul which should be pretty intense.”

“We just expect every player will have gone through that process internally and will be totally determined to do well again in the jersey. So the number of wins (14) we have had is irrelevant to us.”
Praising his opponents assistant coach said, “They have got a pattern they seem to becoming used to and they provide threats right across the track. You can’t win at altitude against a desperate Boks team without having grown yourself and I think that will make a difference to them.”

Smith left All Blacks in 2001 after one victory and three defeats under his coaching, resumed his position after three years. Smith is of the opinion that All Blacks can win playing anywhere as long as they carry that attitude with them.

“It is a green rectangle, same rules, same shaped ball and we never talk about playing in Aussie or South Africa. It is just playing the game for the All Blacks and doing the best we can. We have got an away record of 60 per cent in the Tri-Nations so I think the approach has been successful.”