Episode 226: Were the All Blacks at Murrayfield More Impressive Than the Springboks in Turin?

Is the Nations Championship really just “the RGR by another means”?The Springboks scored 66 points against Italy in Turin. The All Blacks beat Scotland 43-21 at Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh. Harry Jones argues one of those wins told us more than the other. He backs it up with a stat that has only shown up five times in the All Blacks’ last 200 Tests. MW wants to know why that keeps him up at night, and what it means that Tony Brown is heading to New Zealand.In this episode:Why the Nations Championship turns into a points race between the Boks and All BlacksSacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, that 50-22 and his criticsA stymied Bok scrum in Turin, Thomas du Toit’s best position and the Eben Etzebeth factorFrance’s shortage of fly-halves, Jake White’s Fiji and the Ireland rivalryHarry also wishes MW a happy birthday, and they get on to Asterix and Obelix.