NICK CAIN LOOKS AT EDDIE JONES’ REIGN SO FAR, AND DECIDES WHERE THE DECLINE SET IN

EDDIE Jones often calls the All Blacks standard bearers of the game. Yet, one aspect of the New Zealand way he has not referred to since England’s nosedive in the 2018 Six Nations is the way they react after defeat.
Any All Black loss is treated as an affront to national pride requiring instant retribution. The next time New Zealand take the field they play with murderous intensity –with a ferocity that often crosses the bounds of legality. Just ask Ireland about the backlash in Dublin aft...