Williams: All Blacks will stay positive

SONNY BILL WILLIAMS may have joked about replacing Dan Carter at fly-half, but he was deadly serious in vowing New Zealand would not abandon their attacking principles in pursuit of World Cup glory.

The do-or-die demands of the World Cup knockout stages often lead to risk-free rugby, with defences dominating the tournament’s final stages.

New Zealand’s quarter-final opponents Argentina will certainly look to stifle the All Blacks at source on Sunday, as they did so successfully against England.