By Nick Mulvenney PARIS (Reuters) - New Zealand coach Ian Foster said the All Blacks had a point to prove in their World Cup opener against hosts ...
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"Do we have a point to prove? Yeah, we always do. I don't think you can ever hide from that," he told reporters on Thursday. "The All Blacks have learned over history, you just don't turn up at a World Cup and get what you want just by being here," he added. "We're ready to go and we want to walk out on that park with shiny eyes, nice and light, and we just want to play and we're ready to play," he said.
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