Tony Johnson
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7,320 appearances
25 recordings
3 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 5d ago
Tony Johnson’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And it certainly produced some spectacular tries of the variety very few other teams are capable of scoring.
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It's electrifying when it comes off.
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But while it will get them plenty of success elsewhere, and the odd one against the box, they will now know that that's not going to be enough to achieve sustained success against the
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Their great foe, at least not this Springbox team.
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They need more.
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In 2009, the All Blacks were beaten in all three tests by the Springbox.
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The box made a mess of the New Zealand line out.
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They dominated the air, they pressured the A-Bs into errors of judgment, discipline, and execution.
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Sound a little bit familiar?
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There was a glorious silver lining in that, though.
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Graham Henry admitted at the time they were forced to sit down and think about what they did.
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were doing.
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Did they have the right game, the right people, the right mindset?
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And the seeds from that were sown and they bore fruit at Eden Park two years later.
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That's now the challenge facing Dave Rennie and his crew, a crew that includes Graham Henry.
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There's no guarantee of a silver lining, but the lessons have to be learned and if they are,
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Who knows how good this All Black team could become?
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And look, while the Box were deserved winners 3-1, it's emphatic, but it doesn't mean this has been a failure for the All Blacks.
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You might think so, but not me.
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They've played their part in a series that's as good as rugby can be at international level.
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