Why Dave Rennie believes All Blacks are ‘tracking in right direction’ despite 3-1 series defeat to the Springboks and the ‘dumb’ stuff he wants to ‘get out of the game’

All Blacks boss Dave Rennie has given his verdict on his team’s 3-1 defeat in Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series, a loss confirmed by Saturday’s 43-28 setback versus the Springboks in Baltimore.

Rennie’s charges took a 1-0 lead when defeating South Africa 33-16 in Johannesburg on August 22, but they went on to lose the following three Test matches.

The run started in Cape Town with a 33-26 loss and was followed by a 29-24 defeat in Soweto before the series finale in the United States of America resulted in a 15-point loss.

This outcome had quickly changed the complexion of the