All Blacks respond to Eddie's 'look out' warning

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All Blacks manager Ian Foster has agreed with Eddie Jones' strangely timed informing to "look out" successful the Bledisloe Cup opener astatine the MCG connected July 29.

Wallabies brag Jones made the remark successful the aftermath of Saturday's disastrous 34-31 nonaccomplishment to Los Pumas which ended Australia's Rugby Championship hopes.

The Bledisloe, of course, remains up for grabs successful a location and distant bid but adjacent the astir ardent Wallabies fans volition beryllium struggling to cling onto hope.

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Foster's New Zealand broadside has been resurgent successful 2023, blitzing Argentina and South Africa successful the archetypal 2 rounds to apical the standings with a points differential of +44.

"Whilst it seems doom and gloom astatine the moment, it's not," Jones claimed.

"Beating wrong present (Wallabies camp) is simply a just spot of optimism that we'll beryllium capable to alteration reasonably rapidly successful the adjacent mates of weeks. If I was the All Blacks, I'd look out. We're going to get a batch better. Something volition happen.

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"It mightiness beryllium Richie Mo'unga runs, offloads, we intercept, we instrumentality a effort and the full squad changes. It'll beryllium thing similar that'll hap and the squad volition change, that's each we are distant from that.

"I cognize it's benignant of a spot airy fairy, but that's what happens to teams. It happens successful life, thing happens that changes the dynamics of the team. It's conscionable not there, not happening astatine the infinitesimal - but it will."

Foster, who volition beryllium replaced by Scott Robertson astatine the All Blacks helm adjacent year, agreed with his rival's sentiment.

Eddie Jones and Ian Foster aft the 2022 gully betwixt England and New Zealand astatine Twickenham. (Getty)

The All Blacks won some Bledisloe Tests past twelvemonth but were incredibly fortunate astatine Marvel Stadium acknowledgment to referee Mathieu Raynal's unprecedented intervention.

"He's astir apt right," Foster said erstwhile asked astir Jones' comments.

"We should look retired due to the fact that they volition beryllium hurting. No 1 likes to suffer their archetypal mates of Tests. They're a precise arrogant nation, and I'm definite they volition beryllium moving truly hard to travel astatine america strong. We can't hold to spell to the MCG. We're expecting a location crowd, conscionable about. It's a peculiar occasion, and this crippled is cleanable for america due to the fact that it's these occasions we've been craving."

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Foster has plentifulness of scars from locking horns with Jones.

He was the adjunct manager successful 2019 erstwhile England knocked the All Blacks retired of the Rugby World Cup portion Jones was besides astatine the helm erstwhile New Zealand were held to a gully astatine Twickenham last year.

In a typically entertaining post-Pumas press conference, Jones compared the Wallabies' myriad problems to a "broken car."

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"My archetypal car was a Datsun 1200. You'd hole the handbrake and the adjacent time the windscreen wipers would break, and we're a spot similar that moment," Jones said.

"There was astir apt nary 1 much disappointed than me, I astir apt ruined 3 radios successful the coach's box."

Both teams present instrumentality a week disconnected and Foster's lone existent interest is simply a cervix strain to All Blacks skipper Sam Cane that is expected to heal successful clip for crippled one.

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Like the Springboks, Foster admitted helium had "no idea" what to expect from the Wallabies nether Jones, who is present 7-2 against Randwick rival Michael Cheika.

"History tells america you tin ne'er constitute them off, that they've got the quality to crook up and wound us. We're truly respectful of their capabilities," Foster said.

"I cognize they astir apt haven't got the results they want, but sometimes erstwhile you're mounting things up, it takes a small portion to get that familiarity. But I'm definite a triumph implicit america astatine the MCG volition lick a batch of their issues. We're truly alert of that."

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The Wallabies, meanwhile, indispensable find a replacement for injured centre Len Ikitau.

Samu Kerevi pushed retired to No.13 aft the brave Ikitau yet near the tract successful Parramatta, with Carter Gordon slotting successful astatine wrong centre.

"It's funny, done the Reds years I was playing 13 and I really didn't similar playing 12," Kerevi told reporters.

"Coming up with the Wallabies, I hated it and Cheik would enactment maine determination and evidently the Reds started putting maine there.

"I'll bash whatever's champion for the team. But we've got immoderate extent there. (Izaia) Perese has been playing good for the Waratahs. He's grooming the location down, and immoderate different backs that tin capable that role.

"Obviously Lalakai (Foketi) tin play there, displacement from 12 to 13."

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