The phoney war is also over, thank goodness, with New Zealand and England completing an 18-all draw in the consecutive victory category. I mean no disrespect to the England team, who can only play to their limited skill capacity. England aren't even the second best team in the world, despite what the primitive ranking system claims. Schmidt's Ireland deserve to be recognised as the second best team in the world, not England. Ireland play the game with verve and guile and it is they who have mounted the best challenge to the undisputed champs.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 18, 2017 22:37 UTC