The All Blacks played France on Saturday 28th of November and finally showed what being an All Black is all about. The All Blacks won 39 - 12.
The handbrake was finally let go as the All Blacks showed what the critics and the rugby fans wanted to see - TRIES! And they were good quality tries too. At times, it looked like a vintage All Blacks team with passes sticking, players finding the gaps and wingers that actually looked fast. The scrums were under pressure again but it went both ways. One scrum resulting in an All Blacks try.
Sitiveni Sivivatu once again showed his speed off the mark, waltzing through the French defence and with a bit of slight of hand, allowed Mils Muliaina over for a try.
In the forwards, big bad Brad Thorn played over 1000 minutes for the the All Blacks this year. That man is a machine! Another bug performance from the big man.
And again, it is congratulations to Richie McCaw for taking out the IRB player of the year. Well deserved yet again.
One final game this year for the All Blacks. Not a test match but a big game none the less, against a Barbarians side. If the All Blacks play like they did against France, then the Barbarians have got a lot of work to do to match or even better a side that looked the goods...and then some.
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