All Blacks leadership must out-think Boks, not try to outmuscle them

PremiumOpinionOpinion byPaul LewisContributing Sports Writer·NZ Herald·7 Sep, 2026 08:01 PM5 mins to readPaul Lewis writes about rugby, cricket, league, football, yachting, golf, the Olympics and Commonwealth Games.‌The loss of the third test against the Springboks highlighted a broader question for the All Blacks: how to keep playing their high-octane, high-reward but high-risk game and win against the big boys?

The “big boys” are full-strength teams from South Africa, France and England, against whom the All Blacks