Monday 17 November 2014 22:36, UK
Wales star George North has hailed the try-scoring ability of New Zealand’s Julian Savea.
The teams face each other in Cardiff this Saturday when winger Savea will hope to add to his 29 tries from just 32 international appearances.
And North was full of praise for his fellow back, saying: "He is exceptional. He is a brilliant example of how to impose yourself on a game.
"He pops up left, right and centre. You have to watch to work out what to do but learn from him as well.
"The All Blacks have shown over the past few weeks that they can win Test matches when they are really feeling the heat.
"They are deservedly number one in the world and we have to step up our game massively for the weekend."
As for the match itself at the Millennium Stadium, North added: "There is no bigger challenge than the All Blacks.
"The All Blacks have a great game-plan. They've got players who can get over the gain-line and they've got boys who are very good in the air and have great skills. They won't bring anything less than that on the weekend.
"The boys are really excited for the next two games (against New Zealand and South Africa).”
Wales were criticised following their tense 17-13 triumph over Fiji last Saturday and North added: "Everyone has held their hands up and we've said that we need to do better.
“We went out there believing in how we were set up and how we wanted to play but we just didn't get into our own rhythm.
“You are flying high on the good days and want to talk to everyone but when the dark days come and you haven't been performing, you have to man up and take it on the chin.
You have to watch to work out what to do but learn from him as well
"A few boys, myself included, know that we didn't perform as well as we should have with the space and time we had.
“You kick yourself when you look back over a lot of things but you have to take it on the chin and make it right in the next game.
"Everyone involved on the weekend knew that the turnovers came from silly mistakes and they were schoolboy errors. The players are harder than anyone on themselves.
"I am very hard on myself, and those basic skills shouldn't be a worry at this level. We had 23 turnovers from knock-ons and you can't afford to do that at this level with New Zealand and South Africa coming up."
