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All black people Assistant coach Jason Ryan said his side had learned their lessons during Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry, showing clear improvement against Scotland in the championship of nations.
Ryan’s pack thrived against the Scotland pack at Murrayfield to win a couple of penalties, a stark contrast to the Springboks’ four-Test run.
The scrum battle between the Springboks and the All Blacks was the biggest talking point of the thrilling series, but the All Blacks assistant believes they got a lot out of the challenge.
Dave Rennie’s side struggled for penalties against Scotland, forcing the hosts to concede on several occasions. Ryan, speaking to reporters at their home Bath base on Monday, admitted he was pleased with the performance of his advanced pack.
“yes, that is (pleased him). We are the radio exceptionally difficult he that. I think about it we are to take he some lessons there,” Ryan explained.
“I thought that was served exceptionally good. We Got some award for stay square and it goes forward. But we sto to have Got that to be better.”
The long-time forwards coach also praised the strength of Scott Barrett and the impact that hard work in training has had on this group of front rowers.
“Yeh everything props to make props. If they are scrummaging against the the best, they will get better myself, and I think about it it is what we are sort of created in the the last one couple of year.
“They did still quite a bit young, that to be honest. They are everything sort of early mid–20s, and it is exciting. Ethan de Groot scrummages really well, as well Fletcher Newell, and it is the award of the the rest guys placement to them up during the a week.
“But I think about it it is probably a a little bit of confidence it is come through with property Scott Barrett back and him and Fabian, which they are really turned he the rev with our loose forward, our whole back Fri group.
“So that everything there is reasoning for that.”
Ryan believes there is an important balance between getting the ball out of the scrum to initiate the strike play and keeping the ball at the back to maintain forward momentum.
“yes, I think about it probably the one that we scored a goal when Jrow threw that pass he; if that had remained in the scrum a a little longer, that actually could to have gone 50-50.
“So the balance of when you to play off the back and front row guys no getting also excited Fr this is what we I want that do. That’s it Got that supplement the whole the game.
“I think about it it is similarly that the lineout special forces. Oit is sets up the the rest effectively, so the balance is important, but also you could to feel that we had theirs scrum below pressure and guys asked for that stay there for a bit.”