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Patrick Tuipulotu of the All Blacks competes with Guido Petti of Argentina at the lineout during the 2020 Tri-Nations rugby match between the New Zealand All Blacks and Argentina Los Pumas at Bankwest Stadium on November 14, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer / Getty Images)
To block Patrick Tuipulotu said Monday the All the black people wants a win against Argentina this weekend to silence the “haters” who attacked coach Ian Foster after his shock loss to Los Pumas.
Tuipulotu said the players owed Foster a good showing in Saturday’s Tri Nations clash after the coach was the harshest of criticism for the 25-15 loss on Nov. 14, which followed the loss to Australia. The last week.
“The coach is the face of the team and he will always be to blame if we lose two in a row,” the Blues forward said in a conference call.
“It is up to us to get a result and perform well so that when he is in the line of fire it will be for good things, for a good victory.
“It is what it is in this age: you’re going to have a lot of haters, as we call them.”
Foster is enduring a rocky start to his tenure after assuming the top spot this year, with Argentina’s first win over the All Blacks sending the New Zealanders to consecutive losses for the first time since 2011.
The three-time world champions have notoriously demanding fans and some have called for Foster’s removal after just five games in charge.
All Blacks captain Sam Cane last week called critics “brutal” and suggested they ignored rugby.
Second rower Sam whitelock he was more conciliatory on Monday, saying everyone had a say.
“I look at very little in the media and social media because when I was a younger player I would read it and it used to make me go up and down,” he said.
“People can have their opinions, that’s what makes New Zealanders so passionate about rugby … but I try not to read it.”
Tuipulotu expected Argentina to try to physically impose themselves during Saturday’s game at Newcastle and cause the disciplinary lapses that proved costly to the All Blacks in their recent losses.
“There will always be those kinds of annoyances, the hardest thing is to get away, but sometimes that’s what you have to do,” he said.
“In the heat of battle it gets very tough and tense. We know we will make it, but we just have to move on to the next job to get the result we want.”
