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Victorious All Blacks parade through Auckland

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:09:02 +1300

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Tens of thousands of rugby supporters lined the streets of central Auckland to cheer for the World Cup-winning All Blacks squad.

Rugby World Cup celebrations hit fanzones

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:59:57 +1300

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Fans celebrate the All Black's victory against the French in Auckland City fanzones.

Photos: All Blacks win Rugby World Cup

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:52:50 +1300

Photos: RWC final - the fans

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:30:21 +1300

Australia claims third place in Cup

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:09:03 +1300

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.

Skytower haka for All Blacks

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:35:35 +1300

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A haka is performed above Auckland at the top of the Sky Tower to show support for the All Blacks.

Ali and Sonny Bill share peculiar moment

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:01:55 +1300

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All Blacks Ali Williams and Sonny Bill Williams share a humorous moment at a Rugby World Cup press conference and Sonny Bill reveals the meaning behind his elaborate handshake with Israel Dagg during the semi-final match against Australia.

Video: Meikle and Joubert on RWC semis and final

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:59:15 +1300

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Otago Daily Times sports editor Hayden Meikle and Otago rugby captain Eben Joubert anaylse the World Cup semi-finals, and looks forward to the final.

'Four more years' - All Black fans celebrate

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:13:30 +1300

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Fans around Auckland celebrate the All Blacks' historic Rugby World Cup semifinal win against the Wallabies.

Wallabies fans praise All Black performance

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:43:05 +1300

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Down at Auckland's fan zone even Wallabies fans praised the All Blacks' semifinal win.

Photos: All Blacks monster Australia

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:14:18 +1300

Photos: Welsh fans gutted by loss to France

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 06:50:25 +1300

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.

Video: Fans at the France v Wales semi final

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 05:01:16 +1300

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Buck Shelford: 'Why can't the All Blacks have a few beers?'

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:07:29 +1300

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Buck Shelford defends the All Blacks' right to have a beer, blaming the public perception for the bad press and urging people to give them a break and move on.

Video: Dwyer and Meikle dissect the RWC quarter finals

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:44:49 +1300

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Otago Daily Times rugby columnist Paul Dwyer and sports editor Hayden Meikle dissect the Rugby World Cup quarter finals and give their picks for the semi-finals.

Photos: All Blacks overcome inspired Argentina

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 23:09:48 +1300

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.

Wallabies down Springboks in quarterfinal

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:18:42 +1300

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.

England falls to passionate France

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 22:09:40 +1300

A team supposed to be in disarray and in the middle of a feud with their coach have made it to the final four of this World Cup. Photos by Reuters.

Wales beat Ireland to win a semifinal berth

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:47:39 +1300

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.

Video: All Blacks can win without Carter

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:47:58 +1300

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People on the streets of New Zealand continue to support the All Blacks without Dan Carter in the team and a few give their views on who would be a good replacement to wear the number ten jersey.

Video: Dwyer and Joubert on the RWC week 5

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:31:24 +1300

[video]ODT rugby columnist Paul Dwyer speaks with Otago captain Eban Joubert about the departure of Otago coach Phil Mooney, the effect Dan Carter's absence might have on the All Blacks, and who will graduate from the quarterfinals to the semis.

Ireland see off Italy challenge

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:31:23 +1300

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.

All Blacks romp to big win over Canada

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:02:08 +1300

The All Blacks ran riot over Canada, with a 79-15 victory in their final Pool A clash in Wellington on Sunday.

Tonga stun France in Cup upset

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:04:15 +1300

Tonga produced the upset of the Rugby World Cup when they beat France 19-14 in Wellington on Saturday.