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New Zealand Rugby misses opportunity to reset as curtain falls on rough year – The Guardian
Covid-19 brought to the surface structural problems that already existed in the game and were largely self-inflicted
After 126 representative matches across 10 months, the season that seemed to last forever is finally closing its doors. The years rugby in New Zealand will be remembered for the trials of the new All Black leadership regime, whose 38-0 wipe-out of Argentina at the weekend could not disguise the fact they had achieved just a 50% win rate against teams ranked sixth and 10th in the world.
It was perhaps to their advantage that the All Blacks re-start was almost a sideshow to 2020s main drama. The bigger…
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