Dan Carter rates his own performance in first rugby game on NZ soil since 2015

Agree CO. Persisting with old selections and strategies has delayed progress IMO. Best advances have been in forced changes - Sititi, Vai'i, Williams, Roigard (he was expected to ascend), Lakai, etc. Too much reticence in this team and fear of failure. Everyone says SR is not a good indicator of success at International level - except this is where we see comparisons between those selected for Internationals and their peers in the same competition. If you shine in SR against your AB peers, you are more than likely to shine at International level - if you have the range of skills required - and should be selected. Obviously, the coaching panel were.

Missed the live match but just watched the replay. A couple of very poor refereeing decisions had a big impact. Obstruction against Taylor was rubbish. Followed by bad decision in line-out maul (no "use it" requirement of French maul despite going backwards and sideways) leading to go ahead points. Referee was not up to it. He has had plenty of chances but still very poor. That was a big part of the game result. AB's will again get to the level they will overcome poor officiating but they are not quite there yet. Having said all that, France have strength across the board and their result is not undeserved. As widely agreed, the top 5-7 teams are pretty close to any match-day results and small differences in officiating, bounce of the ball or luck can sway a result.