Pride in their country’s legacy of rugby reverberates among New Zealand fans, where even one loss is met with the depression of 10. Historically, the All Blacks have won more than 75 percent of the matches they have played since 1903, and they have an overwhelming winning record, one on one, against any other team in the world. In the history of rugby, only five nations have ever beaten New Zealand. They have not lost a game at Eden Park, the country’s main rugby field in Auckland, since 1994. New Zealand as a country has sometimes been described as an experiment to transplant an idyllic British society in the middle of the South Pacific. With regard to rugby, at least, the success was complete. Although invented in England, rugby fits New Zealand like a glove. The first New Zealanders who played it not only had inherited the love and penchant for sports from England, but they were also very tough and rugged, settlers and farmers used to hardship. The sport suited them.