Barnstorming Wales rattle the invincibles

New Zealand 53 Wales 37

Having seen Australia scrape through against Ireland on Saturday, he must have been amazed at the way in which New Zealand struggled to dispose of lowly Wales in the Telstra Olympic Stadium in Sydney last night.

The All Blacks and Wallabies were, by common consent, England's most dangerous opponents on their apparently unstoppable surge towards the World Cup. France must surely have assumed that mantle now in view of the All Blacks appalling defensive display, which leaked an incredible 37 points, including four tries.