Dalton Papali'i says he is among a group of New Zealand players who have been watching television series Band of BrothersFlanker Dalton Papali'i says New Zealand must "give it hell" to overcome South Africa and their 'Bomb Squad' of replacements in the World Cup final.
Papali'i, 26, replaced All Blacks skipper Sam Cane in the knockout stage wins over Ireland and Argentina. The All Blacks came to France ranked fourth in the world, following a record defeat by South Africa in their final warm-up game at Twickenham. "It was quite special to hear some of the things those certain players said from the heart," he added.
"There were a few tears and I think that's awesome to see, players showing vulnerability, just opening up about how much this tour and this sort of game means. "Seeing that gives all the other players an extra two, three per cent to think 'OK, we are going to the well and we've got to give it our all'."Two contrasting styles of play, so should be fascinating for us neutrals.Glad Wayne Barnes has deservedly been given the final, though.The thing is both sides are facing the one team they didn’t want to.