New Zealand, the best rugby team in the world, have crushed almost all teams they played against in the rugby world cup 2007 games. The Hakas trance they performed at the start of every match, had greatly lowered the morale of the opposing team. They are always aggressive and ready to break some bones during the games.
In the last six encounters, the all blacks have beaten France often by large margins. Despite this, Hansen knows France still have the capability to cause an upset on Saturday. He will be guarding against France as he knows getting too proud will only sent the all blacks packing and going home early. Although France will not be playing on home soil, Hansen thinks this would not affect France's confidence as they had risen steadily through September since their loss to Argentina.
Another cause for concern is Daniel Carter, the world's best fly-half. He withdrew from Saturday's final pool C match against Romania due to a calf strain which is raising some concern in the New Zealand team. Head Coach Henry says the injury looks alright to him and he is not panicking. He is however, more concern about the knockout stage and hopes all blacks will perform well in the first knock-out game on Saturday.
On the other hand, France coach Bernard Laporte is hinting that Damien (Traille) and Lionel (Beauxis) are 2 great players and could possible be there in the quarter-finals. Laporte said the France team will prepare well and don't want to leave the competition early. They will focus and and treat the All blacks just like any other team. Their determination and attitude is the key to go forward and beat the New Zealand team.
As an All Blacks supporter, I naturally wanted All Blacks to crush the French but also hope the France team will play the game to the best of their abilities on Saturday.
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