Brodie Retallick has insisted 'I'm not a defending champion' and rejected the premise New Zealand's World Cup rivals will copy the All Blacks' all-court game. New Zealand lock Retallick was voted World Player of the Year in 2014, with peers and coaches across the globe purring at his remarkable skill-set. The 24-year-old was still awaiting a Super Rugby debut when New Zealand claimed World Cup glory in 2011, Retallick watching the 8-7 victory over France at his local fire station. Retallick's humbling naivety strikes in claiming no one will mimic the All Black blueprint - in mapping England's World Cup route some 18 months back, Stuart Lancaster hailed the playmaking lock as the paragon of front-five creativity.World Player of the Year in 2014 Brodie Retallick not part of 2011 successThe 24-year-old lock was awaiting a Super Rugby debut four years agoAll-Black star insists that all teams have different styles and variationsDefending champions have two days to beat jet lag before training begins
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