All Blacks coach Wayne Smith believes the time has come for a "gentlemen's agreement" to end the employment of training ground spies in the build-up to major internationals.
Smith said in Auckland today his team had been a victim of the practice and he would welcome a verbal understanding with his Tri-Nations rivals to end the employment of spies.
"Last year when we were in Sydney, Nathan Grey (an Australian international) sat on the hill at Manly and wrote everything we did at every training session into a book," said Smith.
"I spoke to Rod Macqueen (Wallaby coach at the time) about it and we had a bit of a laugh.
"I didn't make any fuss about it at the time and, anyway, we threw in a few dummy moves."
The All Blacks won the Sydney test 39-35.
The latest 'spy' story revolved around the drawn Tri-Nations test (14-14) between Australia and South Africa on Saturday.
The Springboks alleged in the build-up to the game that a former clubmate of Wallaby coaches Eddie Jones and Glen Ella had videotaped a Springbok training session.
When the suspected spy was approached he hastily drove off said the Springboks.