Waikato Times

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Steve Hansen on the All Blacks

look like that, it’s not about anything other than having to win. The expectatio­ns are that we win every test match and if we win them we have to win them well,’’ he said.

‘‘Nothing will change for us. We have to make sure we hit the track on Saturday in a frame of mind that will help us to present ourselves the best we can.’’

Hansen sensed the buoyant mood in South Africa coming through when he was asked if this was his team’s most pressured match for a while given they suffered the upset in Wellington. ‘‘The All Blacks live in a constant place of pressure to win. It’s interestin­g you guys were writing the Boks off and now you’re starting to write us off, which is quite good.’’

Hansen praised the Springboks’ win against the Wallabies in Port Elizabeth last weekend.

‘‘It was physical and again South Africa defended well and took every opportunit­y that came their way. They have obviously got a lot of confidence out of the win in Wellington and that is showing on the park.’’ Latest world rugby rankings: 1 New Zealand 92.52, 2 Ireland

90.12, 3 Wales 85.94, 4 England

85.68, 5 South Africa 83.96, 6 Scotland 83.02, 7 Australia 81.84, 8 France 79.10, 9 Argentina 79.02,

10 Fiji 76.54.

‘‘The expectatio­ns are that we win every test match and if we win them we have to win them well.’’

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