Schalk Burger: All Blacks can’t play around a failing scrum

Former Springboks flanker Schalk Burger says that the All Blacks scrum has to improve if they are to continue their up-tempo style of play.

Since Dave Rennie took over from Scott Robertson as the team’s head coach, the All Blacks have returned to type, with a huge emphasis on keeping the ball in hand and going through multiple phases in attack.

New Zealand’s attack has historically been the envy of teams across the world, with Rassie Erasmus praising that strength after the third Test match of Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry in Soweto.

However, the scrum has been an issue for Rennie’s charges