So when will the boat go faster?

Unfair I know but irresistible. Thankfully New Zealanders can claim much of the credit whichever side wins.

How many others have wondered, with me, for how long we can stay at elite levels in anything with an employment law that drives a culture hostile to single-minded pursuit of excellence. Fortunately the employment lawyers have yet to sabotage the All Blacks the way they've sabotaged our attempts to value excellence above all else, in so many other spheres.