WELLINGTON: New Zealand can win their third successive Rugby World Cup later this year in Japan but are set to face more competition than their last triumph four years back, the 2011 winning coach Graham Henry has said.
"I think our buildup into the World Cup was very positive and we won just about everything," Henry told radio station Newstalk ZB on Saturday about the All Blacks' form ahead of the 2015 tournament.After a superb 2016 Rugby Championship season when they took their game to a new level, the All Blacks lost to Ireland for the first time in Chicago, then drew the test series against the British and Irish Lions in 2017.
"And they didn't play particularly well against the Lions I don't think they've had the same buildup as they've had for 2015."
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