25 Jul 2011

Henry says All Blacks need to be smarter

10:42 am on 25 July 2011

The All Blacks coach Graham Henry gave his side's first performance of the year a pass mark but he says the men in black must be smarter at the breakdown if they're to beat South Africa in their first Tri-nations clash in Wellington on Saturday night.

The All Blacks outclassed Fiji 60-14 in Dunedin but the tourists dominated several large chunks of the match and forced Henry's men into a host of simple errors and turnovers.

Henry knows the scoreline should have been bigger and says the All Blacks need to make better decisions at the breakdown if they're to claim first blood over the World Cup holders.

Meanwhile South Africa will be desperate to salvage some pride after being trounced 39-20 by a vastly improved Wallabies side in the Tri-nations opener in Sydney.