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Can The All Blacks Fix Their Scrum Before Facing The Wallabies? | John Afoa Breaks It Down

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Show Notes

All Black legend John Afoa joins Martin Devlin to celebrate Counties Manukau locking away the Ranfurly Shield for the summer. John breaks down the technical art of scrummaging, the physical mindset needed to dominate set piece, and warns why the Wallabies pose a genuine threat at Eden Park.

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All Blacks Cam Roigard and South Africa Cobus Reinach during the All Blacks v South Africa test match, Rugbys Greatest Rivalry, FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, 5 September 2026. (Photo by Nic Bothma / action press)

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