It tells us a lot about where New Zealand and Ireland are right now that, as the final game of the series unfolded, the All Blacks looked more concerned with what Ireland would do next rather than what they could do themselves. First, this is a testament to the extraordinary work done by Andy Farrell in making Ireland competitive, but also in how they compete. I don’t believe Ireland would have won this tour playing the old way under Joe Schmidt, not just because the style of rugby would have afforded fewer opportunities for the kind of dynamic, progressive play…

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