All Blacks coach Ian Foster concedes Sunday morning's 35-23 victory against South Africa may not be enough to keep him in a job - despite the team's best performance of the year.
With scrutiny on the All Blacks' form - that had seen them lose three consecutive tests and five of their last six since the 2021 northern tour - Foster's side put in a performance to be proud of at the South African stronghold of Ellis Park.
The All Blacks ran in four tries and conceded just two in return, and picked up just their second victory of the season.
But with speculation rife over whether Foster is the right man to take the All Blacks to next year's World Cup in France, the 57-year-old admits he isn't sure that the win will convince NZ Rugby to retain him as head coach.
"I've got no idea," Foster told Sky Sport, when asked about his future. "I'm just going to enjoy tonight.
"There's no doubt it's been a pretty stressful time. We've been trying to find our feet as a team.
"The stress has been good for me... I think I lost one kilogram over the last week, so a couple more weeks, I'll be in good shape.
"We worked hard. It's never easy when you're coming off a couple of losses, but I'm just so proud of the effort.
"It's swings and roundabouts, but we hung in and finished strong."
Foster also credits the work of his forward pack and new assistant coach Jason Ryan for repairing the All Blacks woes from the 2-1 series loss to Ireland.
In particular, the All Blacks defence against the driving maul had improved remarkably, not conceding a try to the tactic across either of the two tests to the Springboks.
"I know I got mocked for saying it after a loss, but we made a big shift through our forward pack last week," he added,
"The work Jason Ryan's done there was strong and I felt we were creating a few opportunities. We wanted it so much, we were rushing things, while today we were just more patient."
Foster and the All Blacks will now return to New Zealand to continue their Rugby Championship campaign, starting against Argentina at Christchurch on August 27.
