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I'd be very worried if the All Blacks were firing on all cylinders this far out from the world cup. Call me an optimist, but I'm quite happy with 'just' a win against France. It's not as if there is some huge difference between the players we played and the French players who will play in the world cup, even if the players who came here were supposidly second choice. Just think about the second choice team we could field, and consider how many more players France have.
I find it quite suprising that people seem to be saying the sky is falling just because we don't thrash everyone by 20 points from week to week. It doesn't mean that we have lost it or that NZ rugby is on a downward path to the bottom, it just means the a lot more people play these days and the game is more competitive.
The thing I am a bit worried about is Ali Williams. What has happened to him in the last couple of games?
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