RWC Special III: Aura restored
ABs roar back to life in Lyon, plus Rating the Ratings returns ($)
NEW ZEALAND 96
ITALY 17
Not so much order restored as it was the intangible quality referenced in the headline.
It usually pays to be cynical about such concepts - the All Black mythology machine too often creaks under its own weight - but at the same time this was more than a thumping Pool A victory.
It was a Notice of Intent.