All Blacks Owen Franks and Lima Sopoaga find Premiership a challenge

As Northampton face Wasps, spotlight falls on two All Blacks who have struggled to adapt on the other side of the world A mantra of the All Blacks is that players have to look within themselves. “The challenge is to always improve, to always get better, even when you are the best,” it goes. “Especially when you are the best.” It is a reason why European clubs have long coveted New Zealand internationals and paid them appropriately, but even the very best need time to adjust to the significant differences between the game in the hemispheres as well as move to the other side of the world.Northam…