KASHIWA, Japan: Champions New Zealand underwent a punishing first World Cup training session in Japan on Wednesday before promising to come out firing against South Africa in their blockbuster tournament opener.
"We had a number of players who we held back last week with niggles. We're pleased with the progress we've seen and that's put us in a good spot," he added, confirming that fly-half Richie Mo'unga should recover from his sore shoulder in time to face South Africa. "We're about to face a very confident South African team, but they're going to face a very determined All Blacks team - we know South Africa are going to be 100 per cent prepared and we've got to make sure we are too."
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