New Zealand’s supremacy a testament to All Blacks ideal of shared ownership

Steve Hansen’s side are primed to set a new record of 18 straight wins by a tier one nation when they face Australia on Saturday, having improved since last year’s World Cup despite losing five cap centurionsWhen the New Zealand squad gathered for the first time this year before the three-Test series against Wales, their head coach, Steve Hansen, had a short, simple and direct message: players like Richie McCaw, Dan Carter, Ma’a Nonu, Tony Woodcock and Keven Mealamu, cap centurions all, may have retired from international rugby, along with others like Conrad Smith, but the All Blacks were not …