The All Blacks dominated in a try-fest against Tonga at Mt Smart stadium. Video / Sky SportSettling on a first-choice starting team is proving the most difficult in Ian Foster's nine years with the All Blacks. The reality is Foster's selection preferences won't become clear until the All Blacks play the opening Bledisloe Cup test against the Wallabies at Eden Park on August 7. For what it's worth, the All Blacks expect Fiji - led by Vern Cotter and Crusaders forwards coach Jason Ryan - to provide much sterner opposition. Like Tonga, Fiji have also been forced to endure two weeks of quarantine which compromises their preparation.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 04, 2021 04:07 UTC