I watched the game with a few (England) supporters. One friend kept saying he had never seen NZ playing so badly; I said it was because England were playing outrageously well. I guess it was a bit of both - or that one was a consequence of the other.
Not being an All Blacks expert (we don't...
There are many, many angles to analyse whether NZ were poor, if England were too strong etc. but for me two things stood out:
1. England conceded hardly any penalties and minimal handling errors, denying NZ the chance to play on the front foot.
2. The breakdown was awesome. Hansen picked a...