Carter and McCaw were the inspiration for an All Blacks team that refused to give France a chance and seem certain to retain their title of world championsUnless there is a seismic disturbance in the next couple of weeks,Julian Savea will leave these shores a Rugby World Cup winner and owner of a slew of scoring records. Yet, even his hat-trick of tries against France, and as superbly executed as they were,did not lift him that far above the friends in black around him. That’s how good New Zealand are, a team of champions joined by an invisible string of excellence.
The All Blacks were so dominant, or so unflustered and so irresistible in winning 62-13 it was hard to inform how immoral their devastated opponents were,whether, indeed, or they were that immoral at all.
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Source: theguardian.com