Lucky b******!

Far be it for me to suggest that New Zealand flanker Adam Thomson's one match ban for raking the head of Scotland's Alasdair Strokosch on Sunday might be seen as just a tad lenient.

The ban leaves Thomson free to face Wales and England later in the tour although, judging by the look on coach Steve Hansen's face at the time of the incident on Sunday, Thomson might just find himself holding tackle bags for the rest of the trip.