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RugbyFebruary 20

Photos: All Blacks win Rugby World Cup

NewsOctober 24

Victorious All Blacks parade through Auckland

Tens of thousands of rugby supporters lined the streets of central Auckland to cheer for the World Cup-winning All Blacks squad.  
RugbyOctober 24

Photos: RWC final - the fans

NewsOctober 23

Rugby World Cup celebrations hit fanzones

Fans celebrate the All Black's victory against the French in Auckland City fanzones.  
NewsOctober 22

Skytower haka for All Blacks

A haka is performed above Auckland at the top of the Sky Tower to show support for the All Blacks.
NewsOctober 21

Australia claims third place in Cup

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.
NewsOctober 20

Ali and Sonny Bill share peculiar moment

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.
NewsOctober 18

Video: Meikle and Joubert on RWC semis and final

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.  
NewsOctober 18

'Four more years' - All Black fans celebrate

Fans around Auckland celebrate the All Blacks' historic Rugby World Cup semifinal win against the Wallabies.  
NewsOctober 17

Wallabies fans praise All Black performance

Down at Auckland's fan zone even Wallabies fans praised the All Blacks' semifinal win.
RugbyOctober 17

Photos: All Blacks monster Australia

NewsOctober 15

Video: Fans at the France v Wales semi final

 
NewsOctober 15

Photos: Welsh fans gutted by loss to France

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.
NewsOctober 10

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

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.    
NewsOctober 10

Wallabies down Springboks in quarterfinal

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.
RugbyOctober 10

Video: Dwyer and Meikle dissect the RWC quarter finals

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.    
NewsOctober 10

Video: Dwyer and Joubert on the RWC week 5

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.
NewsOctober 9

Photos: All Blacks overcome inspired Argentina

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.    
NewsOctober 9

Video: All Blacks can win without Carter

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.  
NewsOctober 8

England falls to passionate France

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.
NewsOctober 8

Wales beat Ireland to win a semifinal berth

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.
NewsOctober 5

Ireland see off Italy challenge

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.
NewsOctober 5

All Blacks romp to big win over Canada

The All Blacks ran riot over Canada, with a 79-15 victory in their final Pool A clash in Wellington on Sunday.
NewsOctober 4

Wallabies too good for Russia

Australia racked up 10 tries in beating Russia in Nelson on Saturday to make the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals.
NewsOctober 4

Tonga stun France in Cup upset

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