What a win lads.
That AB defence was farking brutal, the hit on Foley simply the icing on a granite cake. They were there to play, and they were dangerous, but we believed we could take them on and we did.
Not for 30mins of the game, but all 80. Just sustained, high paced, creative attack with great handling skills and composure. Just the right amount of cojones too. This wasn't s a slow scrappy game the kiwis never got going in, they were throwing the sink at us but we matched it and added a few counter punches of our own.
They are vulnerable when you front up in defence, put pressure on them and are creative and fast in attack. Surprise surprise, they are only humans and even the most legendary armies of days gone by have suffered defeat when they are put under sustained intelligent pressure.
Have to back this up on the EOYT. We must dominate there, and bring this momentum into Super rugby. The squads there should have a hitman from Cheika standing over all of them making sure they are kept fit and core skills are maintained.
3 tests against Ireland will give us a good build up/hit out to get up to scratch again, and if the RC draw doesn't make us play them twice in the first two rounds again we may have a shot.