After eight long years the AB's finally exorcised the demons of Cardiff 2007.

Perhaps fittingly it was a Sunday morning our time, when we finally got the chance to lay that ghost to rest. It seems to have been an open wound forever, lingering even after winning in 2011.

The old saying that we learn more from our defeats than our victories probably runs true. They seem to using 2007 as a motivation, a reason to win. Good out of bad you might say. In a way, it's a sort of 21st Century sporting version of Gallipoli. Lest we forget.

And whilst it's created a sense of satisfaction, the job is not yet done. There are two more ‘battles' to win before we can rest easy this summer. Up this weekend is the big mean green machine in the middle of the night. Wouldn't it be good if the Twickenham crowd was cheering for us? Go you AB's.

G Martin, Otumoetai