Dip your toe in the thermal pool of angst swirling around the All Blacks and you are liable to be burnt. Criticism has reached boiling point. The thermostat is ready to explode. Anything other than a series-clinching victory against Ireland’s history-makers in Wellington this weekend will spark a full-scale national inquiry.
No matter who they face or where they play New Zealand as a rugby nation demands the All Blacks win every time they step onto the field.
