We're an egalitarian nation with an elite team playing an egalitarian game. Mercifully, the Irish ended this and, hopefully, the odious obsession rugby pundits now have with winning streaks. Losing that match was not only great for those of us who claim Irish bloodlines; it was the releasing of a pressure valve. Some academics claim comic relief is a misnomer, and should in fact be "comic intensification". Thus, despite winning almost every game, the All Blacks just can't win.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 24, 2016 20:03 UTC