Another glorious win yet again over their last test match against England in this round's IVECO series. Yay! A whooping 44-12 score. Asta la Vista all other teams in the rugby union! Hahaha! *** SO Man!!!***
Not the best performance yet, but several good passes and tries scored. The newbies sure did strut some good stuff on the pitch. Totally on form was Richard Kahui, making his debut test match on the All Blacks starting lineup with an awesome try just 14mins into the game! Carter as always, superb quality performance ( 1 try, 4 conversions and 3 penalties) by the hottie, not missing a single conversion in 2 straight matches (possibly more, coz i didn't follow the earlier matches)!
Not all was smooth sailing for the Blacks. Star players , Ali Williams (Lock) and team captain - Richie McCaw (Openside flanker) both had to be taken off the pitch with seemingly serious ankle injuries even before half time. McCaw's one looking way more severe! Nonetheless, the All Blacks stayed strong and fought on with their forward lineup doing a great job even without the senior players! Sweet sweet victory indeed!
I'm getting so excited. Totally looking forward to the upcoming Tri Nations series. Things certainly do look promising for the All Blacks (even without my Jerry Collins!). Oooo... update: I just found out that Jerry Collins although retired from NZ rugby, will now be playing for a French club - Toulon (2008 French Pro D2 champions) on a 3 year contract.
Just one more pic of him... *swoon* 