EDITOR’S LETTER
IT’S ALWAYS A SOURCE OF INTRIGUE AND NO LITTLE AMUSEMENT TO OBSERVE the national reaction to a tough patch endured by the All Blacks. It’ particularly interesting when said tough patch follows a period of extreme domination. Perspective, balance, common sense and rational thinking… they all go out the window. There were some truly dumb, odd terrible and nonsensical things said and written about the All Blacks in the latter part of the year. Most of the lunacy surfaced in the wake of the loss to Ireland and a process of re-writing history began while also alluding to a dark and doomed future. There was widespread criticism of Kieran Read for his performance in Ireland. He did make two high profile mistakes – he failed to gather the kick he charged down, which if…