All Blacks read predictable Ireland like a book

It’s been hailed as the best All Blacks performance since the last World Cup. Some are saying it was as close to perfection as you can come in the game of rugby. What everyone agrees on is the fact that New Zealand made one hell of a statement on Saturday night.

All of which may or may not be true. This was a magnificent concert of power and precision and pace from a side that is now 160 minutes away from winning a third straight World Cup and yet how can we not judge it in the context of an appalling Irish performance?