Yes anno the All Blacks are dirty players, particularly at the beginning of matches. B o'D has been the best player Ireland has ever had, surely. If they had knighthoods, he'd get one. I always remember watching on TV when he played a match in Wellington NZ and there was a southerly storm (the cold kind in NZ) going on. B o'D was interviewed as soon as he came off and his teeth were chattering he was so cold.
Glad Ireland had a good win on his last match in Dublin.