If New Zealand couldn’t manage to beat Ireland in Dublin two months ago, it seems fair to suggest Wales will head into the Six Nations opener at the Aviva Stadium a week on Saturday as serious underdogs.
The All Blacks, after all, defeated Wayne Pivac’s team 54-16 in the autumn.
Two weeks later the Kiwis came unstuck 29-20 against Ireland in a match that saw them thoroughly outplayed.
