The passing of the baton from Henry and Co to Hansen and Co has not created any loss of momentum for the AB juggernaut and I believe will now become a blueprint for maintaining successful team personnel transitions in future.
The injection of new coaches with new ideas while still maintaining the previous AB ethos of “faster – stronger – more intensity” is such a revolutionary move that it will keep the players fresh as they have said and still ensure the continuing success of the AB legacy.
With McCaw and Co. at the helm it’s all about teaching the new players into buying into their ethos and systems, which so far seems to be working. It also helps that NZ’s ITM and Super Club coaches are also buying into the National Teams playing philosophy too.
Funny that Henry had shown the rest of the rugby world the blue print to a successful and yet still attractive and entertaining game to both player and viewer but no-one apart from Oz bought into it, to all their demise I believe. Unfortunately it seems Oz has fallen off the boat since the RWC and Dean’s looks lost for ideas how to get back up. The rest of his panel don’t seem to have any ideas, if they had any to start off with, either.
We are fortunate that Henry was the man at the right time at the right place with the right vision...Henry had a dream – The AB’s facilitated the dream – Hansen is continuing the dream... the legacy continues.
Exciting times...Hei ha!!!

I'm from the ol' school... in the days when either you had to listen to SA v AB games on the radio or watch it on tv in black and white in the early hours of the morning.
To me the SA contests will always be the AB's greatest rivalry. Don't get me wrong Oz will always be our psychological nemesis because they play a similar style and game to us and because of the "big bro lil bro" mentality we have against our cousins in the WEST ISLAND.
But SA rivalry is much bigger than that, It goes back to the "white v black" struggle, if I may coin a phrase. We had a great and proud rugby history that enabled players of all races and creed to represent its national team and on the other side you had a white apartheid team that was determined to smash the very black off our jerseys by fair or by foul means because of our very history and values as an integrated nation. We lost more than we won in those times but we never backed down from a fight.
I believe because of what we represented in those days you see the respect and admiration we have amongst the black communities in SA today....maybe not so much for our field endeavours but the HOPE of one day being able to represent their country on the same playing field as their white oppressors.
...and that should not be lost on this generation the respect SA now affords us as a nation... Hei ha!!!

Congrats on the fairytale ending bro! Fitting send off for someone who has only been playing the game for what....3 years now. Made a huge impact and you'll be missed big time. There'll be other mountains for you to climb and conquer but when you look back you'll have to look up in the shadow of that mountain that towers way above anything you'll ever encounter....one that you climbed but never quite reached the peak of. Hopefully that will draw you back....that sense of non-accomplishment in getting to its peak. We all live in hope aye?
May HE continue to lead you and bless you brother!!!

The boys to give him a send-off to remind him what he can look forward to WHEN he returns.....and he'll score the last try of the game to boot and so end the fairytale. WOW!!!.....hahahaha wouldn't that just top it all off and really irritate the hell out of all his critics. Who cares!!! Thanks for what may have been bro.
Heoi ano, e te rangatira. Kia kaha to hikoi kei o taawaahi engari ka hoki ano ki te wa kainga........Hei ha!!!

You're right Diggs the game was won by your mistakes. When pressure brought about by the Blackness is so intense and unending you take your eye off the ball for a sec to see how long you have before you get smashed when,,,,,,,S M A S H ! ! ,,,,too late.
Hei ha!!!

At least if they select QC it'd be a better spectacle coming from Wallas. Different venue same result tho.......AB's to win comfortably to give SBW good send-off......hei ha!!

AB's by 26+...Kahui and SBW to cut up and forwards to dominate.

KM to lead from the outset and the rest of the boys to rise up and follow his lead....tena whakamau kia tiina!
Boys will be so pumped Bokkes won't know what hit them....Uieeee!
Slade to steer the ship with ease and grace, SBW to smash and bash(like his Samoan bros) everything that runs his way and the backs to feed off his offloads....Taiki e!
AB's by 26+....Hei Ha!

Good call GH & Co. No doubt RMac and Co will be planning their game strategy they'll want to use against the Wallabies and I reckon there'll be some surprises that'll catch em off guard again. Those travelling to SA know this is their only opportunity left to secure a place in the RWC and maintain their benchmark ....boys to wipe the Boks off the field by 26+, despite Boks close win over Wallabies this w/e....hei ha!

They weren't in the right frame of mind because he allowed them to shoot off their mouths and in the process started to believe all they had to do was to run onto the field and the AB's would rollover. No! Deans' propaganda ploy backfired and in the process his poor tactics were exposed....EXCUSES EXCUSES EXCUSES!