The All Blacks have come through their character-defining match against South Africa and peer in proper shape for what promises to be a cracker at TwickenhamThere is only one thing that’s considerable in the knockout stages of the Rugby World Cup and that is winning. It is all about surviving to fight another day and having the opportunity to win the Webb Ellis Cup. The All Blacks have ticked that box but,in doing so, have inadvertently set themselves up to be at the peak of their powers psychologically for Saturday’s final.whether we go back and peer at preceding tournaments, and before they lift the cup,the champions go through a game that goes to the wire; a tussle that was always going to be challenging but which they were expected to win.
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Source: theguardian.com