Le Racing 92 piste l'Irlandais Jack Conan

You can already see a Power bench forming, and I would highlight that people watch the AB XV game vs Munster and watch Fabian Holland - he, in the next 24 months, will be WC and bring some huge physicality to the team.

Then, aligned with Peter Lakai, probably at 7, another WC talent, the AB pack by 2026 will probably both be starting and on the bench - be rated as No 1 or 2 packs in the world.

Then, there is the usual WC talent around the backline, and the missing link is Mo'unga. Unlike in last year's WC, the coming forward pack for the ABs, is similar to the Bok pack, It will be packed full of power, and the key to this is a realitively young pack.

So I think we will lose to Ireland and France in the coming weeks, but watch out as this pack builds into - I mean, look at the tight five and loose forwards that are coming for the ABs - De Groot, Lomax, Williams, Tosi, Taylor, Ofa T, Samson T, Aumua, Patrick T, Barrett, Vai, Fabian H, Setiti, Lakai, Savea, Frizzell (understand they are attempting to get him and Mo'unga back), Blackadder, Papalii and bar Barrett, Savea, Patrick T, Taylor - pretty young in international terms.

Huge front row starting and on bench, Power locks and usual class in loose forwards - only missing ingredient is a WC 10 and with Mo'unga back probably in 2026, these ABs are trending in a very healthy direction.

They went for an alcohol free pint and Jordie chatted to a few locals ahead of the Leinster move. Just doing my patriotic duty and worrying a few Kiwis.

Rugby Union is your national sport. No doubt you folks will be doing well and boasting about it for another hundred years. We couldn't give a toss. And we are enjoying our time in the sun despite the jealous disrespect from many supporters and players of your country. Your implication is wrong: We built our systems through hardship and failure to where we are now. It was not chance. Sun is shining a lot in the NH these days (please don't mention the Lottery Cup).

So when we lose to a very good Irish team, it does not hurt as much when we lose to the Boks.

If I had to pick a win in Pretoria or in Dublin - Pretoria all the way, nothing like getting one over the old enemy vs. losing to a mixture of Irish, Oz and Kiwi players.

Old news now. Why not get back to whinging about the 1995 RWC final?

Nice try! That's from the article author, a NZ fanatic. NZ were so filthy the tackle height rules were changed! Cheated their way to that win. Too afraid to play rugby.

2) The Irish players should be making domestic violence sledges. Poor tactical use of sledging not to, that’s on the Irish coaching staff for not exploiting that.

3) there is absolutely no evidence of New Zealand ever ‘mocking’ beaten opponents. Our players need to be a bit more careful with timing the reminders of results I’ll admit that, fair enough that’s a work on.

Bit of a stretch to call it ‘mocking’.

4) GO F YOURSELF.