Video: Foster says All Blacks looked 'bored' against Namibia

Ian Foster (Photosport)

In what was a very frank appraisal of the All Blacks' performance against Namibia, assistant coach Ian Foster says they looked "bored" at times in their 58-14 win.

There were some brilliant moments, including outstanding tries by Beauden Barrett, Codie Taylor and man of the match Nehe Milner-Skudder.

But there was also a painfully slow second-half which was marred by TMO referrals, injury breaks, and substitutions that saw the game reduced to a crawl. It was a disappointing end to a match which was a sell-out at London's Olympic stadium.

Foster remarked that the All Blacks have yet to produce an 80-minute performance so far this World Cup, but said he was confident the side would keep building against Georgia and Tonga before the quarter-finals in Cardiff.

Here was his summation of the performance against Namibia at the team's latest press conference.

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