While the rest of the world has been quick to jump on the "All Blacks are peaking too soon" bandwagon, one of New Zealand's great wingers - John Kirwan (the Mangere butcher's apprentice) - has rubbished such talk.  Over in South Africa as a RWC11 Ambassador, JK has pointed out that the All Blacks & the New Zealand public expect to be number one & therefore need to be peaking all the time.
 
Well said JK - would we prefer the All Blacks were losing this year & as unsure of themselves as a lot of other teams around the world?