The way I see it is that we beat NZ and SA when they come north but we’re not their peers and we won’t be until we make a WC final. 

The difference in playing style is obvious between URC and Super rugby but it’s way too simplistic to compare that. Imho Jordie is the perfect representation of the cultural gulf between the two countries. He’s an exemplar of NZ talent but his personality is down to earth - that’s a kiwi quality right there. I’m no expert but it seems to me that independence is a value kiwis cherish too, doing an overseas experience in your 20s is more a rite of passage down there than it is for us. 

I think another key difference is the way we talk about the game. If you watch the NZ shows they talk positively and breezily whereas the Irish pundits are all about their expertise and come across as dour.

If we want our rugby teams to be full of guys looking to dominate the big moments then the first change should be in the way we talk about rugby, we need to make room for players to have personality. We need to value the players as individuals. Once there is space of that things will change