Stephen Kearney says that Kiwis will not take Wales lightly: Gillette Four Nations - Rugby
While talking to the media on Saturday, November 5, New Zealand coach, Stephen Kearney, stressed that his side is by no means taking Wales lightly before the two sides clash against each other at Wembley, during the first leg of the double-header match of
Gillette Four Nations Series.
The second leg of Saturday’s double-header will see England taking on Australia, which is expected to be a tight clash. Both sides have emerged as winners in their inaugural match of Four Nations, which was scheduled last weekend.
In last weekend’s game, New Zealand had to face an embarrassing 26-12 defeat against Australian, where the first-half of the game was a total disaster, as Kiwis completely failed to make any contributions to the scoreboard, wrapping up the initial half at
16-0. However, during the second-half of the game, Kiwis sprang back to life to claw their way back into the game until they had closed in the gap to only four points.
The game ended in a defeat for New Zealand, but they had put up a good struggle against Kangaroos. Comparing Kiwis’ defeat to that of Wales’ against England, the latter’s was not up to the mark as Welsh side showed no signs of fighting back at all, unlike
Kiwis.
However, New Zealand’s coach insists that he is not taking the Welsh side lightly. Expressing his views about Saturday’s opponents, he said, "I watched them quite closely against the English side. Obviously I know Lee Briers fairly well, I've come across
him on my travels. I thought the two wingers did a really good job at the weekend and the two front rowers are really keen to take the ball forward. It suggests to me, if you give them an opportunity and turn up with the wrong attitude and allow them to play
the way they want to play, you are going to give yourselves some headaches."
He further went on and explained that his side's primary focus is to align their performance to perfection. He shared that there are some areas which need to be worked on, whereas other areas are good for his squad.
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