FILE PHOTO: New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen attends a news conference after the Rugby World Cup 2019 pool draw at Kyoto State Guest House in Kyoto, Japan May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - All Blacks coach Steve Hansen believes fatigue was a major factor in the team's performances falling off at the end of 2016 and is looking at ways to prevent it happening in this year's Rugby Championship.
Playing some breathtaking rugby, the All Blacks went through the tournament unbeaten last year but they struggled to meet their very high standards on the end-of-season tour to the northern hemisphere that included a first loss to Ireland.
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