The legend of the Baa-Baas lives on after New Zealand suffer the same fate as their 1973 predecessors. But Graham Henry's team choice was mysterious, to say the least...
The Barbarians legend came alive with a superb showing as they downed a second-string All Black team 25-18 at Twickenham.
With their just-completed successful Northern Hemisphere tour a distant memory, New Zealand’s so-called sacred try-line developed the jitters as Springbok superstar Bryan Habana effortlessly took an unprecedented hat-trick of tries.
The all-star Barbarians line-up exploded out of the blocks at a ferocious pace that stung the All Blacks early on and put them on the back foot.
And when lineout kingpin Victor Matfield stole the very first throw, it was inevitable that New Zealand were in for a long afternoon. And they consequently and unusually lacked composure, big time.
Sure, this was a second XV despite the presence of the world’s best player Richie McCaw. However, even the All Blacks skipper would be the first to admit that it was a pitiful team performance.
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