Writing in the Sunday Herald, Richard Loe reflects on the All Blacks opening Tri-Nations victory over South Africa.
"I wouldn't write the Boks off. They were very unhappy with themselves, as you could see when John Smit was asked at the end of the game whether he'd been surprised by the All Black lineout. No, he said, I was disappointed with ours. It was a day where everything went right for the All Blacks.
"They attacked them hard and with meaning - and it was good to see that purpose and that physical approach, combined with their willingness to keep the ball in hand and run at the Boks.
"There were so many players who had a good day - you almost couldn't pick one out above the others. If I was pushed, as an old front rower I might have to give man of the match to Keven Mealamu - what a great, physical, willing, unbending game he had."
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