Richie Barnett: Failure? Forget it - Kiwis are going to win
Defeat at this stage of the tournament would mean a failed campaign, but I'm confident the Kiwis will beat England in their World Cup semifinal.
Defeat at this stage of the tournament would mean a failed campaign, but I'm confident the Kiwis will beat England in their World Cup semifinal.
It's often said you can't win without a good halves pairing and this rugby league World Cup has highlighted just how true that is.
Sunday morning's World Cup semifinal between England and New Zealand is being billed as a battle of the heavyweights.
Cameron Smith and Nate Myles were allegedly involved in a blow-up relating to the Australian skipper's influence on World Cup team selections.
Vatuvei only injury worry ahead of semis showdown against England at Wembley.
Greg Inglis never wanted to take over from Billy Slater under these circumstances.
A number of Scottish players got tattoos of a thistle this week to illustrate their commitment to the cause but it was the Kiwis who left their opponents stinging.
Watch a replay of our live blog from this morning's rugby league World Cup quarterfinal between the Kiwis and Scotland in Leeds.
He is being hailed as the next Billy Slater but English superstar Sam Tomkins reveals Alfie Langer inspired his dream to come to the NRL and his mum gave the thumbs up to the Warriors.
Watch a replay of our live blog of the Kiwis taking on Papua New Guinea in their final group game at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.
I'm convinced size will play a big part in winning this World Cup and that's one thing the Kiwis have a lot of, writes Richie Barnett.
Until the weekend I was wedged somewhere between ambivalence and bemusement when it came to the Rugby League World Cup.