Rugby World Cup 2015: All Blacks can't get enough of English pork pies

Julian Savea feels the weight of his teammates. Photo / Brett Phibbs

If you're wondering about what's been fuelling the All Blacks success in the Rugby World Cup, it's partially thanks to classic English tucker.

The team has enjoyed all sorts of traditional English cuisine as they travel across the country - but pork pies have been the biggest hit.

Team spokesman Joe Locke told the Mirror "the English tucker has been first class".

"We have been travelling around the country for our matches and had to take a charter flight up to the north east for our match against Tonga in Newcastle, before returning to Wales for the match against France.

"We have had traditional pork pies, it has been classic English food, sometimes with a contemporary twist, and it has been brilliant.

"We have a dietician who comes with us but basically the chefs at each of the hotels have been taking care of everything. We loved the pork pies."

And it seems to be working for them. The All Blacks achieved a record 62-13 over France on the weekend - the biggest quarter-final victory in the history of the tournament.

- nzherald.co.nz