Writing in the New Zealand Herald, Chris Rattue offers measured praise for All Blacks coach Graham Henry after his side conjured a turnaround in their fortunes.
"You could analyse Saturday night's match to death and still end up in a dead end. One of the post-match interviewers talked about it as a return to running rugby. Yes, there was a lot of running around, but with all the botched moves - and this is an ideal point to suggest that Luke McAlister's reintroduction has done nothing for the All Blacks' cohesion - it certainly wasn't running rugby in its pure form.
"While the term "running rugby" focuses on the legs, it's only relevant if everyone is also catching the ball with their hands. Running rugby actually means passing and catching rugby. Yet the occasion, the significance, the transtasman rivalry and closeness of the score, meant it was gripping."
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