“Rugby was introduced to Fiji in 1897 by Dai Fiji, the first person to cross the Pacific in a coracle. He stopped in Fiji when his craft sprung a leak. He taught locals how to play the game whilst waiting for his craft to be repaired…”
i’d say tense and great for the neutral.
I feel Ireland have the advantage as they are relentless and much less fragile. NZ seem emotionally fragile and you feel their penalty count will increase with the pressure and they will burn out sooner. Still it’s for Ireland to capitalise if that happens.
Only real problem with Ireland from what I’m seeing is they only have the one game, they repeat all the time. Can Aké keep charging a team with 15 fearless tacklers?