Episode 194: Why Is Dave Rennie Risking Everything On An All-Time-High CPR?

Is Dave Rennie about to gamble the All Blacks' entire identity on one number?Harry Jones built a blunt, simple, unavoidable stat called CPR: carries, passes and rucks combined, to track how hard a team commits to running rugby. Under Rennie, New Zealand's CPR has shot past anything the All Blacks have recorded, and it isn't a fluke or a cherry-picked result.We answer our harshest critics on the methodology, and ask the harder question: what four brutal tests against the world's most physical pack actually costs a team built to carry, pass and ruck at this rate.In this episode:- Why New Zealand's CPR under Dave Rennie has never been higher- Harry and MW answer their critics' methodology line by line- What four tests against the Springboks costs a high-carry side- Why Rennie may be betting his contract on this gamble