Can Scott Robertson's first All Blacks squad beat England? | The Breakdown

And you wonder why Kirwin couldn't coach a winning side ?

Perplexing that all three keep talking about how much they expect England to kick. Guessing the last England game they watched was the WC SF.

You imagine for the first test Razor will want to start his most experienced players and keep a simple game plan if he wants to win. I'm English so I haven't watched super rugby but he seems like a fairly grounded guy, he will take this test seriously. It's a tough first game

As an England fan it’s a shame Razor won’t be as poorly informed as Goldie, Mils and JK about how England play. The breakdown is breaking down.

Of course they can and will have home advantage. That said, England have a decent, young, energetic team who won't be afraid and also some more experienced elder statesmen that have had success against the ABs. Can't wait!

You listen to this and think it was recorded in 2012 or so. Then you read the comments below and realize NZ rugby fans think its still 1987.

I laugh that us punters and media question the coach. I think he has a vast knowledge and experience in the game and as a Aussie I’m amazed how critical kiwis are of their squads. It’s probably because you could pick two evenly matched squads with the depth of talent you have in your country. Kiwis will be fine

I clicked on this by mistake. Then realized watching it would mean enduring impartiality

S a South African he ,he has made excellent choices …especially in the back line,in the midfield

Im eager to see how Barrett is as a captain personally would’ve like to see savea but I guess time will tell

I want to see a 1000kg pack and Using one lock each from highlanders and hurricanes we can get a pack weight of 1004kg

Don't doubt Razor.

Where does JK get his excitement from about props who "can handle the ball and step"? For goodness sake. Has he watched any rugby recently?

Of course they can. Bok fan here.

Bok-Fan. New zealand grt coach & grt capt looking 4ward to playing u guy's here in Cape Town

" . . . pulled a hamstring doing a 40 minute sprint . . ." Is there a blooper reel of these boys on the net somewhere?

Razor's performance at Super Rugby has shown us that he took losers and newbies and second-string players, and transformed them into serial super rugby winners. He evem did this while he was with the Canterbury NPC team. It's time to trust him when he says he has a particular style he wants to play, and that was the same thing he employed in the past, and now he gets to lift that with the players across the country to choose from. New Zealand's style has been copied and countered effectively in the last five to eight years, and it's time to change the style - i feel it will be ferocious, attacking and intense play that is backed by excellent defence and counter-attacking. I understand that the discussions here have made assumptions based on the last few years, especially under Foster BUT Give Razor a chance. The media have been going on about how wrong Razor got it by dropping Hoskins Sotutu, and its time to let Razor coach and journalist type on their keyboard.

"JK Just like you, I was certain that Sotutu would be included. However, since he hasn't, let's accept it and move forward. Under Robertson's leadership, the team plans to adopt a different approach, and he has picked players who align with his strategic vision." So I'm really excited for the team.

Id expect NZ to win 2-0 with the 1st trst being within 7/10 points. No idea why kirwin thinks Eng will kick predominately. With smith at 10, furbank at furbank 15 that wont be the approach. Look out for the exeter wing, hes very good.

I think razor is brilliant coach. AB's should beat the roses for sure. From Chertahs fan