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The dust had barely settled on New Zealand’s 26-19 win against France on Saturday when All Blacks coach Steve Hansen turned his thoughts to this weekend’s test against England at Twickenham.
It was not really unexpected as England is the last side to have beaten the All Blacks, who have won their 12 games in 2013 since losing 21-38 in London last December.
“There is a real edge going back to Twickenham,” Hansen told reporters.
“They are going well, we are going OK. Both teams are looking forward to playing there.”
Hansen, who praised his team’s resilience in the Stade de France game against a spirited France, looked in defiant mood ahead of this weekend’s clash.
“I hear that already they are talking about scoring four tries and going to No. 2 in the world, so obviously they have got a lot of confidence,” he said with a sarcastic grin.
England beat Argentina 31-12 at Twickenham on Saturday with a solid performance although it faded after the break.
It was just after the interval, incidentally, that world champion New Zealand took the game away from France with tries from Charles Piutau and Kieran Read putting the visitors 14 points ahead before Brice Dulin’s late try set up a nail-biting finish.
The All Blacks, even if a few mistakes left them frustrated at times, remained composed to hand Les Bleus their eighth straight loss against the Kiwis.
“We were just frustrated that we made mistakes at critical times and ended up on the defense when we had the chance to put the pressure,” said All Blacks captain Richie McCaw, whose aggressive defending was once again key in his team’s performance although he was penalized several times.
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