F ollowing a weekend that sets up four possible winners of the Six Nations Championship, Monday Maul looks back at the key talking points and forward to a super Saturday.
Hibernating Kiwis still make presence felt
You imagine Steve Hansen and his All Blacks coaching staff will be watching every match of the Six Nations. But though they are resting, tweaking tactics and assessing the form of those in Super Rugby, their silence is still pressing on the minds of those north of the equator. The reputation they have built of being utterly ruthless is still the benchmark. When Stuart Lancaster was discussing England's wastefulness on Saturday, he used the Kiwis as the yardstick of converting chances.
"If you look at the All Blacks, when they create a line break, they usually end up scoring from them. We created 12 line breaks today, which is a huge positive because I haven't seen any team pull Scotland apart like that in terms of line breaks, but ultimately to only come away with three tries is frustrating. I think the players know that as well." Tom Hamilton
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