Analysis: The second chapter of Scott Robertson's new regime has finished after the All Blacks' 33-13 win over the Wallabies at Sky Stadium in Wellington. They didn't win the Rugby Championship - which is worth mentioning first, because success is the first standard the All Blacks are judged on - however, as always, there is more to it after the three win/three loss campaign. The team breaks up for now, with many players set to feature in the NPC next weekend, before reassembling for a very tough-looking end of year tour.
But here's what we can talk about in the meantime: Fine margins Robertson was refreshingly adamant the All Blacks could've won all their games had they not come up short in some key moments. That was no more apparent than in the opening loss to the Pumas in Wellington, where everything that could have gone wrong did in almost comical fashion in the last 15 minutes. In South Africa, it was a different story, as the losses there felt like they were almost unavoidable due to the Springboks' class .
But really, there wasn't much in both results, despite them being played in front of electric and intimidating home crowds. D-grade for discipline The one thing the All Blacks can't be moaning about too much is the amount of time they've spent playing a man down. All the yellow cards they've earned were fully justified, and a lack of adaptation to the sort of strict reffing interpretations that permeate test footy - in a way they don't in Super Rugby Pacific - is a w.