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Wayne Smith au chevet des All Blacks pour mettre fin à une malédiction vieille de six ans

AUCKLAND, NOUVELLE-ZÉLANDE : Wayne Smith, entraîneur des Black Ferns, remporte le prix de l'entraîneur de l'année lors des Halberg Awards au Spark Arena le 15 février 2023 à Auckland, Nouvelle-Zélande. (Photo Fiona Goodall/Getty Images)

Les All Blacks ont fait appel à Sir Wayne Smith pour mettre fin à leurs difficultés dans les vingt dernières minutes des matchs, et briser une série de six ans sans victoire au Sky Stadium de Wellington, selon les médias néo-zélandais.

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Smith est communément considéré comme l’un des esprits les plus brillants du rugby mondial, et est surnommé ‘The Professor’ en Nouvelle-Zélande.

Le technicien de 67 ans a rallié le centre d’entraînement des All Blacks situé à Upper Hutt (près de Wellington) en vue du dernier match de Rugby Championship contre les Wallabies.

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L’arrivée de Smith était prévue, et ne constitue pas une réponse aux récentes frustrations rencontrées par les All Blacks, incapables de marquer le moindre point au cours des vingt dernières minutes de leurs cinq derniers matchs.

Smith et le sélectionneur Scott Robertson se connaissent de longue date, et ont travaillé ensemble au sein de la franchise des Crusaders. Le premier nommé occupe un poste de directeur de la performance du rugby néo-zélandais, ce qui lui permet d’intervenir en cas de besoin. Les All Blacks ont perdu le mois dernier les services de l’entraîneur Leon McDonald, qui a quitté l’équipe quelques mois seulement après son arrivée, officiellement d’un commun accord avec Robertson.

Les All Blacks n’ont gagné aucun des six derniers matchs joués à Wellington

« C’était génial. Il est arrivé tard hier soir comme si de rien n’était », a confié l’entraîneur adjoint Jason Holland. « Je lui demande son avis, tout le monde lui demande son avis, sur toutes ces petites choses qu’il peut voir. »

Will Jordan, impressionnant lors de la victoire 31-28 des All Blacks à Sydney, s’est également réjoui du retour de l’ancien sélectionneur : « Son palmarès parle pour lui. Il aura une grande influence sur nous, aucun doute là-dessus ».

Les All Blacks n’ont plus gagné à Wellington depuis 2018, enchaînant six matchs sans victoire dans la capitale. Cette année, ils se sont inclinés face à l’Argentine en ouverture du Rugby Championship au Sky Stadium. Ils ont également perdu face à l’Irlande et ont fait plusieurs matchs nuls dans ce stade familièrement appelé ‘Cake Tin’, le ‘plat à gâteau’, en raison de sa forme arrondie.

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La Nouvelle-Zélande doit également faire face à des problèmes de blessure, notamment celle de Jordie Barrett, qui attend les résultats d’un scanner d’un genou. L’arrière de Canterbury, Chay Fihaki, a été appelé en renfort.

Par ailleurs, le demi de mêlée des Hurricanes, Cam Roigard, a rejoint le groupe alors qu’il poursuit sa convalescence (rotule).

Cet article a été initialement publié en anglais sur RugbyPass.com et adapté en français par Jérémy Fahner.

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