Forget clown noses, rugby fans in Europe should embrace All Blacks | Robert Kitson

The All Blacks’ tour, starting against the Barbarians, is a cue to put aside the Lions’ off-field treatment and revive rugby’s concept of mutual respectRight on cue at Halloween season a bunch of big men dressed all in black have materialised in London. Trick or treat? When New Zealand rugby players tour Europe it is usually both, with the opposition cast as the pumpkins. Starting with Saturday’s first game against the Barbarians at Twickenham, a glint of silver fern inevitably generates a frisson.The difference this time is that, for once, everyone knows the latest touring squad are human rat…