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Jeremy Guscott: Dynamic duo of Handre Pollard and Beauden Barrett can still rule at No.10

Jeremy Guscott:

The dominance of South Africa and New Zealand in winning World Cups is a statistical reality and, because of their track record as the top two rugby union nations in the world, the two Tests between the All Blacks and Springboks in Auckland and Wellington over the next fortnight will be the main focus of attention in the game.

However, what we can also say is that they are no longer fail-safe winners in international fixtures outside World Cups.
If we go back to the 2019 and 2023 World Cups, Ireland went into them as No.1 in the world rankings, and, although they failed to fire in both tour...

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