Business of Sport: All Blacks show of power as review outcomes await

Business of Sport: All Blacks show of power as review outcomes await
Beauden Barrett of the All Blacks looks on ahead of their Rugby World Cup France 2023 match against Argentina. (Image: Getty)
Trevor McKewen
I wonder if the All Blacks changing room door at the World Cup is open to New Zealand Rugby’s chief executive and board nowadays?The thought crossed my mind when I saw Ardie Savea interviewed after the epic quarter-final. Ardie cryptically replied to a question posed over the motivation for the win by revealing that the All Blacks had been “taking receipts” ahead of the clash.He also talked about “cashing cheques” in another interview.Within elite international sport, there’s no doubt what that means. Th...

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