All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson accepts criticism for Springboks defeat

New Zealand are currently preparing for their Bledisloe Cup clash with Australia looking to bounce back after their damaging 43-10 reversal to South Africa.

It was their biggest-ever defeat and has unsurprisingly increased the pressure on the current All Blacks regime, including Robertson himself.

After such a result, the supporters will inevitably make their feelings clear and the head coach insists that they are right to voice their frustration.

"There are a lot of shareholders in our country that we serve, they definitely let us know what they think and so they should," he told reporters.

"We've talked about that; our job is to serve our people and it's always been our focus, and now we can do it again on Saturday."

Robertson admitted that his first thought after their heavy defeat to the Springboks was to look at what he could have done better before switching his attention to the team and preparing them for the Bledisloe Cup.

"Personally, you always reflect first on yourself, what could I do, and then the coaching group, the management group and the playing group. But my job is to lead this team so I probably think more about them than myself," he said.

After their last poor result, against Argentina in Buenos Aires, the All Blacks responded superbly to keep their Eden Park record intact by overcoming the Springboks.

Coincidently, their next game after succumbing to South Africa in Wellington takes place at the iconic Auckland ground and Robertson is looking for a repeat of their most recent win.

New Zealand's head coach will certainly be using their loss at Sky Stadium as added motivation when they face their trans-Tasman rivals.

"It stung, it was really clear. We've discussed, reviewed and been as honest as we possibly can. You want to use that, and those moments, to fuel your disciplines and your love for the game, and then performance. But we'll use it," he said.

Robertson will also seek to make sure it is the start of a series of positive results. Consistency has been a real issue under the Crusaders legend and the All Blacks coaches and players are doing everything they can to rectify it.

"We've looked at it from refining instructions, leadership, timing, players coming on the field and then coming down to executing what's required at that moment, which is the biggest thing," the head coach added.

"We continue to practice during the week and we've got another shot this weekend.

"We know how important the Bledisloe Cup is to both teams. A lot of ex-All Blacks have given us an opportunity through their performances and now it's our opportunity to show how much it means to us."

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