John Smit claims All Blacks had ‘defeatist attitude’ in the set-piece as Dave Rennie ‘chose the wrong way’ in the scrum

Springboks legend John Smit believes that it was a clear decision for the All Blacks not to front-up in the set-piece, but credited their skill set for not giving South Africa more opportunities to exploit their weakness.

Rassie Erasmus’ men have targeted New Zealand’s pack and it has paid dividends with the back-to-back world champions going 2-1 up in the four-Test series.

Although they succumbed in the opener at Ellis Park, it was the sheer number of handling errors which halted the momentum they often generated through their set-piece.

With those mistakes reduced in the subsequent matches at DHL Stadium and