Rennie Has Spoken to the Match Officials About South Africa's Scrum Set-up As He Seeks Improvements From His Side.

New Zealand fought back from a one-point halftime deficit to stun South Africa 33-16 at Ellis Park last weekend, ending the hosts' 12-match winning streak. Rennie knows the Springboks will be harder to beat in Cape Town, but said the All Blacks will be too. "We're aware of what the potential bounce back is." Obviously they'll be really disappointed with last weekend, Rennie said.

"We're well aware that Springboks at their best are tough to beat anywhere, but we've talked a lot about us being better. We think we can be a lot better than we were last weekend, and so that's the key. We've got to be able to lift our level.

One area the All Blacks want to improve is the scrum." "I think scrum-wise, obviously we've spoken with World Rugby around a couple of issues from our point of view, and so we think scrum-wise we'll be a lot better, Rennie said. "That was a massive in for them (Springboks) last week. So there are elements that we need to be better, and I think our energy and our scramble, we held them up over the line a couple of times.

Rennie has made a few tweaks to the side from the win at Ellis Park. Prop Ethan de Groot and lock Josh Lord are unavailable due to concussion. George Bower, who helped steady the All Blacks scrum after coming off the bench in last weekend's win in Johannesburg, moves into the starting front row.

Tupou Vaa'i shifts from blindside to lock, with Simon Parker taking over from Vaa'i in the loose forwards, while prop Xavier Numia and lock Patrick Tuipulotu come onto the bench. Parker didn't feature for the All Blacks in last month's tests against France, Italy and Ireland, but Rennie said he's the right choice for the Springboks. "He really suits us playing the Africans and he was excellent against the Bulls.

He gives us a bit of size at six, especially with Toops (Vaa'i) moving in. There is one change in the backline with Leroy Carter on the left wing in place of Josh Moorby, who drops to the bench." "I think if you looked at Leroy, he's probably a better defender and we think that'll be important, Rennie said. Carter can't wait to get stuck into the Springboks." "Well, I think they'll be out for our blood, but, you know, we've got the team to take it to them, Barry said." "Oh, absolutely, Tony said.

"I mean, I think the way we played last week, we'll just take that on and just don't make mistakes. Fellow fan Ian is also feeling good about the game. I think they'll man up and be 3-0 going into Baltimore (fourth test).

The way they put up with their first half last week, and they came back really well, I think their game plan's better than Springboks game plan and I think the Springboks are too old. Though not all All Blacks supporters are quite so confident.