I’ll remember it forever, says All Blacks rookie Eaton

IF there was one moment that encapsulated New Zealand’s utter superiority on Saturday, it was a moment in the second-half when Anthony Horgan was hauled down unceremoniously by Jason Eaton.

At over two metres tall and tipping the scales at over 15 stone, the towering lock should have been choking on the dust of an international winger going through the gears and with the benefit of a metre start.

Yet, nothing seems beyond this All Black team where props pass like out-halves and wingers tackle like the mightiest of forwards. ‘Total rugby’ came to Dublin on Saturday and it was a privilege to see it.

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