Quite the compliment from the Southern Hemisphere giants.
During a year in which Joe Schmidt led Ireland to Six Nations victory and a clean sweep of the November Internationals, New Zealand have paid us a massive compliment on Twitter.
Moment nine: Eventually it was the clash that we all wanted to see in 2014, but didn’t… @AllBlacks@IrishRugbypic.twitter.com/CrPjsr2XWM
— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) December 21, 2014
They needn’t worry – there’s always the World Cup Final next year, after all.
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