Ronan O'Gara: The black shirt and the silver fern will always be the benchmark in the game
Sam Whitelock at New Zealand All Blacks Squad Training, UCD Bowl
New Zealand have put up some big numbers in 2021. Sevu Reece’s try in Rome last Saturday was a record-breaking 93rd this calendar year and the first of Asafo Aumua’s pair of tries against Italy took them past the previous best points total of 658 in one year, belonging to South Africa in 2007.
Statistically, that sounds great. But anything approximating to the performance in the first 20 minutes in Rome and Ireland will be out of sight and on their way to a third win over the All Blacks on Saturday in Dublin.
