Wallabies great David Campese has put the boot into the All Blacks following their opening Rugby World Cup defeat to France, calling their performance ‘bloody awful’ and predicts Ian Foster’s side will struggle to make the semifinals. The 1991 World Cup winner, who played a key role in knocking the All Blacks out of the second World Cup, told Planet Rugby the All Blacks lacked any go-forward in the 27-13 defeat - New Zealand’s biggest-ever loss at a World Cup. “New Zealand were bloody awful, save for a couple of well-taken tries from Mark Telea. “This was the first pool game they’ve lost out of 31 in World Cup history. Campese was impressed by French number 10 Matthieu Jalibert in the side’s opening win saying, he was clever to pick apart the All Blacks defence.

Source: New Zealand Herald September 14, 2023 21:18 UTC