Wales v New Zealand: George North reveals how players underwent brutal post-mortem after Fiji debacle "You don't want to make eye contact with anyone in the debrief after a match like that," North said. This is the job. On the good days you are flying high and want to talk to everyone, and when there are dark days and you know you haven't performed, you just have to man up and take it on the chin. I think a few boys, myself included, know they didn't perform as well as they should have with the space and time they had. You reflect and you kick yourselves. In particular head coach Warren Gatland apparently made his feelings clear, even if he did not in fact say that much. "I don't think he needed to say much," said North. I think all the players knew instantly after the game what had happened. It was like that thing your old man does when he says: ' I'm not angry, I'm disappointed.' He didn't say much, and he just walked out. That's when you know when you are in the real pooper, so to speak. Wales' error-strewn display against Fiji contained a remarkable 22 turnovers. "Everybody involved knows the turnovers made was a silly basic mistake," said North. And that was one of the first things we spoke about, that that's schoolboy stuff we shouldn't be doing. At this level, with the All Blacks this weekend and South Africa the weekend after, you just can't do that. But with the Wales team announced on Tuesday for that match against New Zealand, North stressed that he and his colleagues could now look ahead. "The game was played on Saturday, you can't still be chipping at yourself on Tuesday," he said. And though Wales have not beaten New Zealand in 25 Tests since 1953, North is relishing the chance to test himself against the best side in the world. "Nobody plays rugby or any other sport to finish second or third," he said. You want to be the best in the world. It is always a challenge in the autumn series because the best teams in the word come to your home.