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Rugby League: Powerful Aussie side reaching end of an era
Evaluating a team's place in history is difficult but the present Australian side must be among the best.
Chris Rattue: Kearney has to go
The Kiwis rolled back the years in the World Cup final, evoking depressing days past as they failed to fire a shot and were chewed up by the Aussies, writes Chris Rattue.
League: Haka backfired on Kiwis
Sam Thaiday has revealed how the haka backfired on the Kiwis as the Kangaroos forwards went on to pummel the pack considered the meanest at the World Cup.
Rugby League: Kearney considers future
Stephen Kearney says he will take some time to think about whether he wants to continue as Kiwis coach in the aftermath of their heavy defeat to Australia.
League: Tuivasa Sheck leg injury upsets balance of team
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has had so many highlights in 2013, but playing in the World Cup final at Old Trafford wasn't one of them.
Rugby League: Even Sonny Bill couldn't stop the Kangaroos
Sonny Bill Williams doesn't have to contend with failure very often but yesterday it reduced the Kiwis second-rower to tears.
Kiwis beaten: 3 key questions
Herald rugby league writers Michael Brown and Chris Rattue answer three key questions from the Kiwis' loss to Australia in this morning's World Cup final.
Kiwis beaten by “faultless” Kangaroos
As the champagne flowed for the Australian side, the tears flowed for the Kiwis after they were humbled 34-2 in this morning's World Cup final.
Kiwis thumped in final
For five years it has pained Australia to know they were not world champions. This morning at Old Trafford they put that right in a masterful performance.
League: Tomkins struggles for space
As well as watching the Kiwis with close interest, the league community in this country has spent much of the World Cup assessing the merits of Sam Tomkins.
League: Bond of brothers Kiwis' key advantage
The Kiwis call it "The Brotherhood" and they see it as their secret weapon heading into tomorrow's World Cup final against the Kangaroos.
League: Leadership transforms Luke
Kiwis' hooker Issac Luke has grown so much over the past two years he now has designs on one day taking over the captaincy.
Richie Barnett: Johnson pivotal for Kiwis in final
Shaun Johnson looms as the most important player for the Kiwis in Sunday morning's World Cup final, writes Richie Barnett.
Frank Pritchard ruled out of final
Frank Pritchard had hoped to make his mark on a World Cup final but lost his chance today when he was ruled out of Sunday morning's showdown with Australia because of a hamstring strain.
Kearney's squad capable of going back to back
When the Kiwis won the World Cup in 2008, it came as a surprise.
'Teary' Sonny Bill scoops top award
Sonny Bill Williams received an impromptu haka performance from his Kiwis teammates after being crowned the world's best rugby league player.
Kid challenges SBW to race
Sonny Bill Williams has been challenged to a swimming race by an unlikely contender - a child from Auckland.
Aussies bring faster forward pack
The Kiwis came into the World Cup believing they had the best forward pack. They probably still do, but they were outplayed by a committed England pack last weekend.