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All Blacks coach stirs England ahead of second rugby Test

AFP,  June, 2008  

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AUCKLAND (AFP) — The final whistle had hardly blown in the All Blacks 37-20 victory over England on Saturday when All Blacks coach Graham Henry was belittling the England scrum ahead of the second Test.

England have always prided themselves on their pack, but Henry accused them of resorting to "passive scrummaging" as the first Test wore on.

He said he expected something better from the tourists in the final Test in Christchurch next Saturday.

"I thought the All Blacks scrum was better than the English scrum," Henry said.

"It is just a pity that they started to fall over at the end. It destroyed the game as a spectacle to some extent.

"It would be good to see both sides trying to scrum. Hopefully that will happen next week."

Henry, desperate to revive his reputation after the All Blacks quarter-final loss in last year's World Cup, accused England ...