No panic for New Zealand as the Smiths take centre stage in Rugby World Cup

• Wayne Smith’s impact praised by hooker Keven Mealamu• All Blacks take England’s Bagshot training baseNew Zealand have enough Smiths in their squad to make a hotel receptionist more than suspicious but the contribution of one of them during the World Cup has almost gone unnoticed as the holders have carried on as normal by defeating opponents through scoring tries.Wayne Smith, the New Zealand head coach for a year from 2000 who was part of the triumvirate with Graham Henry and Steven Hansen that masterminded the 2011 World Cup success, rejoined the coaching team in the summer with responsibil…

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