All Blacks ready to rumble and make amends despite the horror of tremors back home

The old cliché that real life tragedy puts sport in perspective has merit and All Blacks Ben Smith and Ryan Crotty were understandably espousing that message yesterday.

Ahead of their Guinness Series Test rematch with Ireland on Saturday, the pair were present in Castleknock College at a skills challenge in promotion of team sponsors AIG Insurance.

And while both were in good humour, they were also greatly concerned by recent events back in their homeland.