The New Zealand win last night will add a lot of legitimacy to the rest of this years tri-nations series.
Not for say people on this forum who see it as the beginning of a return to truly competitive international league, but to many of the nay sayers and doubters ready to kick league at any given opportunity.
The last tri-nations match took alot of steps forward for international league, but the final result and the failure of New Zealand to win a match meant that it did not have the impact it could have.
The fact that New Zealand were under strength, up against an Australian side with Andrew Johns and Darren Lockyer, two of the best players of the last ten years playing together in the halves, playing in Sydney makes it even more important.
I kept thinking while watching the match how good it will be for International League when Sonny Bill Williams and Benji Marshall are playing together for New Zealand. The potential there is limitless...