‘We’re treating every game like a Test match,’ says All Blacks’ Simon Parker
” Great opportunity Although it is the first match on tour, the All Blacks will likely be looking to lay down a marker, and Parker admitted that they were particularly looking forward to the physical battle that they expect to take on.
The first three tour matches, against the Stormers, Sharks and Bulls, will thus essentially be an audition for many of the All Blacks squad, to prove they deserve to be in the match 23 for the first Test.
It is the first old school tour between the two countries in three decades, and sees the All Blacks face all four of South Africa’s URC teams, as well as the Springboks in a four-Test series.
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