If this was a movie, there would be accusations of plagiarism flying around.
It was like a Police Academy film.
Same players, same storyline, and the ever predictable finish.
The Welsh came out breathing fire, standing up to the haka, and then hoed into their work.
They created chances in the first half, and went close a couple of times.
But ultimately they came up with very little on the scoreboard, and slowly the All Blacks machine got fired up, and eventually got its act together to run out an easy winner.
But are not all Welsh tests like this?Come to think of it, chuck in Ireland, Scotland and the English.
The home nations teams are triers and are world champions at giving it their best, but just do not have the skills, ability and professionalism to win major games against southern hemisphere teams.
Enthusiasm only goes so far.
About 30 minutes on most occasions.
When you face a team like the All Blacks - fit, skilled and well honed - guts and ticker only work for so long.
It makes you wonder why they get such large crowds to club rugby in the United Kingdom.
Those playing in the English premiership or the European-wide Heineken Cup are always going on about the quality of the rugby played, how strong it is, and what a great "product" it is.
But really it is more $2 shop than Harrods.
Rugby in the United Kingdom is still dominated by the boot.
The kicking of the ball for position is still widely applauded as is the dropped goal.
That is what fans have come to expect and they are quite happy with it.
But it is an inadequate preparation for games against clinical and well-drilled sides from down under.
Club grounds do not help the rugby either.
They are small, and half of them look as though they had a previous life as a swamp.
Throw in some pretty average weather for more than half the season, and many of the key players in club sides being foreigners, then as preparation for an autumn test against the All Blacks, Wallabies and Springboks, the premiership comes up short.
Tests are just so much faster, and players have to be much more on their game.
Luckily, those in the southern hemisphere have the Super 14 to prepare them for the test season.
It may have its critics, but that tournament does make test teams down this way so much better.
And also, why in our autumn do teams from the north moan and bleat about beat-up and fatigued players, and have to leave endless players at home, yet the All Blacks and others manage to tour at the end of their long season with full-strength squads?Maybe that has got something to do with representing the national side as the ultimate honour in playing the game.
Not the cheque book.
Star All Black: Jerome Kaino finished with a try and was all over the park, particularly in defence.
He was well ahead of his opposite, Welsh captain Ryan Jones, who appears to be floundering with the burdens of captaincy.
Question: Is there a more hot and cold rugby player in New Zealand than winger Sitiveni Sivivatu?
