Hell hath no fury like a beaten All Blacks side, so an undercooked Argentina have their work cut out when they meet New Zealand in their first Tri-Nations clash in Sydney tomorrow.
A rejigged All Blacks team was edged 24-22 by Australia in a red card-laden thriller in Brisbane last week, a massive boilover after the 43-5 humiliation of the hosts in the Tri-Nations opener in Sydney.
Five days on from Lang Park, the All Blacks staff were still seeing red over the unexpected setback.
Coach Ian Foster says: “It’s always a sobering feeling when you lose in a black jersey.
“We are frustrated about that. There were a number of guys and it was their first hit-out for a while.
“There are some players who are a bit disappointed and that’s the way it should be.”
Foster made some changes to his team, with Beauden Barrett relinquishing his No.10 jersey to Richie Mo’unga, while wing Caleb Clarke returns to the starting 15 along with scrumhalf Aaron Smith.