Dave Rennie rejects ‘narrative’ accusation as All Blacks boss addresses Rassie Erasmus ‘spat’ after second Test dispute

Dave Rennie insists that the All Blacks are not trying to create media narratives after Rassie Erasmus was left fuming by his comments last week.

The New Zealand head coach stated prior to the Cape Town Test that they had some issues with the legality of the Springboks’ scrum before accusing South Africa of “walking around” in the set-piece following their 33-26 defeat on Saturday.

That angered Erasmus, who vehemently denied that they were cheating in the scrum and suggested that it was an All Blacks tactic to try and influence the officials with their remarks to the media.

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