The All Blacks have learned the lessons from last month's 36-34 defeat to South Africa in Wellington, says captain Kieran Read, as his side prepares to meet the Springboks in Pretoria tomorrow morning.
Having gone into the Wellington clash as heavy favourites, the All Blacks were stunned by a resurgent South African side, who picked up their first win on Kiwi soil since 2009.
However, ahead of tomorrow morning's return fixture, Read says that his side won't be making the same mistakes twice in a row.
Williams and Goodhue had a bit of fun answering for each other ahead of their Test against the Springboks. (Source: Other)
"We learnt that we can't turn up and expect things to go our way all the time," Read said at his side's captain's run today.
"We've got our plans in place to rectify those things, make sure that, as a captain, we manage the game as best we can."
Read also says that the Wellington defeat has served as the perfect wake-up call for his side, now less than a year until the 2019 World Cup in Japan.
"We've said in the past before, you've got to learn from your wins as much as your losses.
"For us to stay successful and keep winning, you've got to do that.
"Otherwise there's good teams around the world, they'll catch up.
"They really focus when they come up against us to play their best performance."
The All Blacks have won the past four clashes between the two teams in Pretoria.
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