Australia rebounded from their semi-final loss to New Zealand to defeat Wales 21-18 in a frenetic but mostly scrappy third place playoff at Eden Park. Photos by Reuters.
The faces of the Welsh fans gathered at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff told the story as their team's Rugby World Cup run came to a controversial end as skipper Sam Warburton was sent off in the 9-8 semi-final loss to France.
New Zealand took over an hour to settle but, once they did, overpowered Argentina 33-10 to book a Rugby World Cup semi-final showdown with Australia next weekend.
The Wallabies produced an extraordinary defensive display to beat defending World Cup champions South Africa 11-9 in in a nailbiting quarterfinal in Wellington today.
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Centre Jonathan Davies scored an opportunistic try this evening with 15 minutes left to help Wales beat Ireland 22-10 and reach their first rugby World Cup semi-final since 1987. Photos by Reuters.
Dunedin was aflutter with the almost indistinguishable Irish and Italian flags as thousands of fans converged on the city for Sunday night's RWC pool clash.
Photos by Craig Baxter, Peter McIntosh and Gregor Richardson; prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.
Ireland withstood a ferocious performance by Italy's forwards in Dunedin on Sunday to advance to the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals with a 36-6 win in the tournament's final pool match.
