'The All Blacks were passive and insipid'

One of the country's top pundits, Gregor Paul, didn't hold back in his assessment of the defeat to Ireland in the New Zealand Herald. 

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New Zealand's defeat to Ireland wasn't just a bad day at the office but symptomatic of much more worrying issues under Ian Foster.

That is the viewpoint of one of the country's top pundits, Gregor Paul, who didn't hold back in his assessment of the game in the New Zealand Herald.