New Zealand and Saracens have taken rugby to new levels of excellence | Robert Kitson

Beauden Barrett and Ben Smith were outstanding in All Blacks’ destruction of Argentina while the Saracens juggernaut kept rolling on at ExeterThe moment when a good team becomes a great one is usually measured in trophies. It is not just about playing well on a couple of weekends but sustaining that form well beyond the period where talent alone is sufficient. The basketball legend Michael Jordan summed it up pretty well: “Talent wins games but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”There is another key indicator, though, and it comes when a squad is short of a few supposed stars. New Z…