OPINION: Would it have been better for All Blacks to face full-strength Griquas and Co?
While it’s a great idea to have the All Blacks go on a proper weeks-long tour and face the best of the provincial sides in South Africa, the reality is because of the professional era we live in and because of different seasons, the matches are nothing more than fixtures being fulfilled.
Ma’a Nonu’s solo performance of the haka at Kings Park in Durban on Tuesday night might possibly go down as one of the highlights of the four matches the touring All Blacks play against the South African United Rugby Championship sides.
Of course, the three Tests in South Africa on this All Blacks tour – next weekend at Ellis Park, the following week in Cape Town, and the week thereafter at FNB Stadium – should be crackers.
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