All Blacks blossoming in time for arrival of Warren Gatland’s Lions | Paul Rees

New Zealand have a fine blend of high quality new faces and old hands, while the British & Irish Lions will need to master the fundamentals to competeNew Zealand are turning a darker shade of black. A year when they were suspected to be in transition after losing a number of cap centurions and senior players has seen them move on from where they left off at Twickenham last October: five Tests – before Saturday’s encounter with Argentina in Hamilton – and five victories, 192 points, 26 tries and eight penalties. Related: Warren Gatland taking belief and optimism to Lions tour of New Zealand…