The All Blacks must improve in one crucial area if they are to avoid a third straight loss against the Pumas on Saturday, says former All Black and Māori All Blacks coach Tabai Matson. Speaking on Sky Sport's The Breakdown, Matson highlighted the All Blacks' concerning decline in red zone attacking efficiency – in other words, the All Blacks' ability to score when inside the opposition's 22 – in recent years, but especially in the last two games. Over the last three years, the All Blacks have scored 32.8 per cent of the time on average when in the red zone, according to Sky Sport's statistics. In comparison, the Wallabies and Pumas' three-year average in that department was 27.1 per cent and 22.8 per cent respectively. "So for us, those few opportunities we get, in particular in the red zone, we have to take them.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 24, 2020 23:20 UTC