Rise of Kruis, Vunipola and Itoje suggests Lions can tame All Blacks in 2017 | Robert Kitson

The overall quality of the Six Nations was not fantastic but the emergence of destructive ball-carrying forwards, clever half-backs and explosive wings means that for once New Zealand might not hold all the acesA Kiwi dollar for Warren Gatland’s thoughts as his attention turns to Wales’s tour to New Zealand this June. There is still no better place to judge a player than a Test series against the All Blacks away from home, particularly at the end of a long and demanding season. It will be a similar story for England in Australia, with the Wallabies already forewarned by Eddie Jones that the vi…