Dane Coles: Irish defeats not relevant in a World Cup quarter-final

Some things don't change with the All Blacks. Though they can play rugby with a terrifying beauty, there is a robotic consistency to the way they put opponents to the sword.

What has changed since their last World Cup win, in England four years ago, is some of the players responsible for all this and, to a certain extent, how they go about it. It's the mark of all market leaders: never stand still, keep evolving.