Dan Carter, Corey Flynn and Zac Guildford brought smiles to pained wee faces when they chatted with children.

Dan Carter, Corey Flynn and Zac Guildford brought smiles to pained wee faces when they chatted with children.

Dan Carter, Corey Flynn and Zac Guildford brought smiles to pained wee faces when they chatted with children.

Dan Carter, Corey Flynn and Zac Guildford brought smiles to pained wee faces when they chatted with children.

Dan Carter, Corey Flynn and Zac Guildford brought smiles to pained wee faces when they chatted with children.

Dan Carter, Corey Flynn and Zac Guildford brought smiles to pained wee faces when they chatted with children.

Zac Guildford has admitted he needs to address his drinking issues after the All Blacks denied he has been stood down from team selections for breaking an agreement with the All Blacks coaches.

Rumours that the wing had not been selected for the first two World Cup matches as punishment were also denied by manager Darren Shand.

Wing Guildford met with the All Blacks coaches in Port Elizabeth last month because they were concerned about several incidents involving the player and alcohol.

DON SCOTT/Fairfax Media IN THE DOCK: Rumours have emerged of Zac Guildford drinking outside an All Blacks curfew.

There was an agreement made between the parties that Guilford would drink 'moderately'.

But when he played poorly during the All Blacks' 25-20 defeat to the Wallabies late last month he drank heavily again at the team hotel in Brisbane.

The matter came to the attention of manager Shand who sat down with the player and his agent to discuss the issue and Guildford has now agreed to address the way he handles alcohol.

"After the game Zac obviously had had a disappointing match and felt a lot of pressure. He did drink excessively at the team hotel and basically breached the agreement with the coaches," Shand said.

However, Guildford had taken the steps required and Shand said today's press conference was called to quash rumours that were incorrect.

"He's really taken ownership of it, he's been awesome in the last couple of weeks and we really back this environment that we've got here to help people with those off-field issues, so ultimately good rugby players can perform on the paddock."

Guildford said he didn't want to blow his chances with the All Blacks with bad decisions off the field.

"Personally, I feel I let myself down and the team down," he said

"Obviously a poor performance on the field in a week that I felt the pressure at times led to me making a few bad decisions off the field following that game.

"I feel now that I have got a chance and I want to make the most of it.

Shand added that there was no booze ban in place on the All Blacks during the World Cup.