BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT
Although it might be a slight exaggeration to claim that the Crusaders’ Super Rugby triumph at Ellis Park yesterday settled frayed New Zealand nerves, their win over the Lions was certainly a timely return to what the Kiwis would consider normality.
The shock of the British and Irish Lions nearly winning that Test series had only just receded when the all-singing all dancing Hurricanes, packed with All Blacks present and future, flew to South Africa last week and somehow managed to squander a 22-3 half-time lead against the Lions – the South African v...