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All black people head coach Dave Rennie specified what changed in the second half against Scotland at Murrayfield, turning around what was an ill-disciplined first half in Edinburgh.
Rennie’s side burst out of the blocks, scoring the opening try through dynamic loose forward Wallace Sititi, on the back of a slow drive deep inside the Scotland 22.
Despite a strong start, Gregor Townsend’s Scotland hit back a few minutes later and came alive in front of 67,148 passionate fans. Scottish whore Ewan Ashman starred for the home side, scoring a hat-trick in the first half, two of which were goals.
Rennie, with All Blacks captain Codie Taylor visibly emotional at the press conference, said he was proud of the way his side had handled themselves in difficult circumstances this week.
“Look, we did proud because that was an important day for us. I thought guys prohibited up well,” Rennie said after the match.
“Yes, like I think about it if you looked at the the game myself, probably ill disciplined first half, a couple of yellow cards. You to give Scotland possibilities at yours to finish line; they are it goes that a hit you.
“We were better in second half. We gone that a disputed a blow the game that limit theirs time of a counter–attack and we are a a lot more clinical, and we dominated territory a bit better.
The All Blacks head coach has explained that he believes his side are far less clinical than they were against the Wallabies in the Bledisloe Cup
“So no as clinical today as we to have was, however. We only lost our shape a couple of times, and of traffic, we had two or three really gilded–rub possibilities that we Spilt.
“I thought we defended really good in second half. A a lot of brutality, a a lot of time and resolution, which gave us more time that get organized, which was better.
‘Like we are talked oh it is a hard a week. A massive emotionally toll he the group, iyor would to have seen some players visible upset he the the final a whistle. So proud of to them that get through that.”
Rennie felt that if his side could keep 15 men on the pitch, and build pressure through their carry and clean play, they would start to turn the game in their favour.
“Yeh four we Got wrong (in the first half). We had a couple of yellow tickets, but for everything we Got wrong, we are still in front. I so, when we had possession, we scored a goal at one phase when we had 14 he the field, and so we Got our run-catch-rand and our victory races and brutality it goes
“Where you I know we are Got some good athletes WHO I can a hit you. So when we Got that ok we were good. But yes, we were confident that we only Got that have a look after the the ball better, defend better, and not to give away penalties.”
