The obsession with the collision was taken to extremes at Twickenham according to Gregor Paul, read his thoughts in the Herald on Sunday.
"The enormity of the challenge facing the All Blacks became apparent as the teams lined up for the national anthems. That's when it was possible to see just how big this English team is. They don't do small. There were giants everywhere. Simon Shaw just about cast a shadow over the whole ground.
"The two props were definitely old school as they went for miles across the shoulders and didn't thin at the waist. There were even freakishly large men in the backs. Surely there must have been some mistake for Matt Banahan to have taken a place on the wing - he was taller and heavier than Brad Thorn. And there was Ayoola Erinle in the midfield - well it would be more accurate to say he was the midfield."
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