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Hansen: The All Blacks are not ogres
Coach says his side wanted to show the British public that the All Blacks are not the "big bad ogres" they're made out to be.
Coach says his side wanted to show the British public that the All Blacks are not the "big bad ogres" they're made out to be.
All Blacks' victory makes them arguably the finest team in international sports history
Referee Nigel Owens gives cheeky ticking off to Dan Carter.
They claim referee punished the Wallabies repeatedly in the first half as New Zealand dominated possession.
"I still don't want it to end, to be honest. I'm still part of this team. I'm going to enjoy today."
Twitter erupted in ecstatic celebrations as the All Blacks won the Rugby World Cup for the second time in a row.
That was what World Cup finals should always be like, writes Paul Lewis.
Herald rugby expert Wynne Gray answers your questions following the World Cup final between the All Blacks and the Wallabies.
He took the game as he saw fit and made sure he owned it.
The All Blacks are still the World Cup champions. Richie McCaw has led his side to a second straight World Cup triumph.
The slogan of a stadium of four million was an appropriate one because the whole country got behind it.
If he was named New Zealander of the Year again this year, you can guarantee his reaction will be the same.
Suddenly, for Richie McCaw, Dan Carter, Keven Mealamu, Tony Woodcock, Ma'a Nonu and Conrad Smith, life has changed.
It is always a useful exercise to ask yourself this as a New Zealander: Would you think this was a great World Cup had the All Blacks been knocked out in the quarter-finals?
This morning's final featured four of the nominees for World Rugby Player of the Year but the identity of the All Blacks honoured raised some eyebrows.
This year, Black and Milner-Skudder were team-mates at the Hurricanes and it's not hard to imagine the two teaming up soon for the All Blacks.
No matter what happens tomorrow, the All Blacks have already won the social media World Cup says one commentator.
What do the stats say? The All Blacks have one hand on the Webb Ellis Trophy already.
A British newspaper is reporting that All Blacks star Julian Savea is set to be offered the chance to follow Jarryd Hayne into the NFL.
Princes Harry and William and Duchess Kate are set to watch the World Cup final in the New Zealand box.
Has this been the best Rugby World Cup so far? Our rugby experts deliver their verdicts on a range of topics.
A monster $400,000 has been slapped on the All Blacks to win the Rugby World Cup, the biggest bet in New Zealand history.
Jonah Lomu has said that comparisons between he and Julian Savea is disrespectful to the new All Blacks number 11.
It was scarcely believable that a day before the final, the Wallabies had much of their pre-match thinking exposed.
Julian Savea and Dan Carter are among six players nominated for the prestigious World Rugby Player of the Year award.
To many opposition teams over the course of his 13 years of test rugby, Dan Carter has been a phantom-like character pulling the strings in the black No10 jersey.
There are three things that all major international sports teams have to manage. The All Blacks do all three better than anybody else.
The clearest indication that ABs are not obsessing about Wallabies came yesterday when Jerome Kaino momentarily forgot Pocock's first name.
From time to time rugby in New Zealand is referred to as a religion.