New Zealand finished their Rugby Championship campaign with a thrilling come-from-behind 34-32 win over the Springboks in Pretoria on Sunday (NZT). Hansen revealed the All Blacks would take a squad of 32 to Japan but 19 players would leave Tokyo early for Britain with fitness coach Nick Gill. "It's been a long process but we are finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel. I think we learned some lessons in Wellington," he said of suffering a rare home loss to the Springboks. He felt the win in Pretoria against an increasingly confident and effective Springboks tide proved the attitude of his team.

Source: Stuff October 07, 2018 18:44 UTC