Heroes were plentiful as history was made in the Cake Tin. When it came down to it, when the contest and the series was in the melting pot, the man in the blue scrum cap delivered.
Forget the cynics' talk of 'friendlies', this was one of the great team performances by a team representing this country. If St Andrews is the home of golf, New Zealand is the home of rugby, it's where the people live and breathe the sport.
To achieve a series win there on the back of the Eden Park set-back that kicked it off is a phenomenal story.
