Not All Black and white

LAST Saturday, I had the privilege of attending the traditional end-of-tour meeting of the Barbarians and New Zealand in Twickenham.

The Barbarians side was made up exclusively of players from the southern hemisphere, including rising stars Schalk Burger and Matt Giteau.

The All Blacks fielded a second string side with only Mils Muliaina and Doug Howlett surviving from the team that thrashed France 45-6 the previous weekend. The average age of the New Zealand team was 24.