TOKYO: South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus said New Zealand remain the favourites for the Rugby World Cup, but warned they will face tougher challenges than his Springbok side later in the competition.
"People must remember we are four or five in the world and there are teams that will handle their kicking game and the specific things they do a little better than we did," Erasmus told reporters. "We just feel we are creeping a little bit closer and challenging them. But they will have different challenges against teams like England, Ireland and Wales, who bring different threats to the party."Erasmus admitted New Zealand were able to neutralise his team's key attacking weapons, stifling their opportunities for points.
"So by all means I think New Zealand are the favourites, without a doubt, but they will have different tactical challenges against the Northern Hemisphere teams and it will be interesting to see how they handle that.
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