LYON, France : All Blacks captain Sam Cane was delighted to get his first taste of the World Cup in New Zealand's third Pool A game and said there was still room for improvement after Friday's spectacular win over Italy. Cane, a late withdrawal from the opening loss to France due to a back problem, return
LYON, France : All Blacks captain Sam Cane was delighted to get his first taste of the World Cup in New Zealand's third Pool A game and said there was still room for improvement after Friday's spectacular win over Italy.
"But knowing our coaches, they will be looking through things with a fine-tooth comb and highlight things that we may have done or probably won't get away with against better teams. The nature of Friday's 96-17 win over Italy, however, brought them right back into it ahead of what should be a straightforward final pool game against Uruguay next week."The night before we were watching the Samoa game and I just thought 'Man, I can't wait to get out there'. The excitement levels were a wee bit higher than normal," he said.
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