Josh Kronfeld is urging New Zealand rugby to temper expectations for the four-Test Greatest Rivalry series, arguing it's unfair to hold Rennie accountable for results against the Springboks given he's been handed a two-year runway to a World Cup rather than a full four-year cycle. Kronfeld's benchmark isn't winning — it's competitiveness. Close, attritional Test rugby would satisfy him; blowouts would not. His framing is essentially that Rennie's entire tenure is a World Cup construction project, and this series is just one phase of that build. For Springbok supporters, this is useful context: it tells you something about where All Blacks confidence actually sits heading into a series where the Boks will be playing three of four Tests at home.