Writing in the New Zealand Herald, Wynne Gray believes that mistakes have crept into Mils Muliaina's game this season, but he still thinks he's the best in the business.
Mils Muliaina and mistakes. Until this season those issues seemed mutually exclusive but the All Black fullback seems to be undermining that theory.
He was in the clutch of defenders swatted off by French five-eighths Francois Trinh-Duc as he scored from a scrum play in Dunedin, outgunned by Cedric Heymans in his classy run in Wellington and swept aside by Berrick Barnes for the Wallabies' first try at Eden Park.
His value was emphasised when he was promoted to lead the All Blacks in Richie McCaw's injury absence. He had his problems leading an under-resourced group against the French and Italians and while he remains the best fullback in the land, Muliaina's contributions were not of his usual ultra-high class.
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