In his column for the Daily Telegraph, Brian Moore believes sounds of choking are coming from the southern hemisphere.
"The rest of the rugby world has every incentive to add fuel to the fires of psychological uncertainty that have recently ignited in the All Black camp, but New Zealand remain, for good reason, favourites for the tournament on home soil. However, Australia’s 25-20 win on Saturday, gave hope to a rugby world that was becoming disillusioned over the inevitability of All Black supremacy.
A superb display by Aussie openside flanker David Pocock, showed just how important it is to have a specialist in the No 7 role. Meanwhile, Will Genia proved that he is every inch the heir to the crown of world’s best scrum-half, held previously by his Australian predecessors, Nick Farr-Jones and George Gregan. Improvements need to be made in their forwards, but of all sides, Australia have fewer hang-ups about playing New Zealand and look the value for money bet for the Webb Ellis Trophy."
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