JEFF PROBYN

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

Okay, I admit it. I got it wrong, I predicted another lesson for our northern hemisphere teams (except Scotland) expecting the SANZA group to improve week on week. But, let’s be honest, who really expected the turnaround that last week’s games proved to be?
Ireland started the ball rolling with a great and historic win in Dunedin helped in no small part by the return of Johnny Sexton and referee Jaco Peyper. The sending off of replacement All Black prop Angus Ta’avao for failing to react quickly enough in lowering his body position when Garry Rin...