New Zealand could actually be too good at rugby, and that's a problem
A**ther year, and a**ther painful, crushing defeat for Australia at the hands of New Zealand's rugby team. But in this sport, being too good has become something of a worry.
Kiwis have always been amongst the strongest competitors in the game of rugby union and their national team, the All Blacks, are the world's current number one. They've taken out the Bledisloe Cup for the fourteenth year straight.
The last five years (bar 2014) have also seen New Zealand teams become champions in "super rugby," the highest level of competition in the southern hemisphere.* Read more...