OPINION
All Blacks have bounced back from disaster in the past
The All Blacks went through the wringer in 2009 and came out stronger.
Patrick McKendry Patrick is a columnist for NZ Herald and has been the paper’s chief rugby writer. He has also been the media manager for the Crusaders and is a regular contributor to NZ Rugby World and Midi Olympique in France. He ghost wrote Jerome Kaino My Story.
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