NZ View: How the Kiwi media is reacting to Saturday’s shock loss to the Wallabies
One win over the All Blacks doesn't change the fact that it’s been a pretty tough year for Australian rugby. But right now, who really cares!
As we wake on Monday morning, the sun is shining, the birds are singing and the world just seems to be a slightly better place.
And it gets even better when you take a look at how our ever humble friends from across the ditch are reacting to Saturday’s “shock” loss to the lowly Wallabies.
The always objective NZ Herald began their analysis with a look at a few key stats, kindly pointing out in one of the lead articles that it had been 805 days since Australia last beat New Zealand and that Will Genia’s winning percentage over the Kiwis had now jumped to 13.64%.
Yep, really.
Sports writer Chris Rattue took a slightly different angle and questioned whether the spotlight now needed to turn on All Blacks coach Steve Hansen, who apparently “has lost his magic touch.”
“To my mind, coach Hansen's dry demeanour is not qu