Rugby World Cup 2015

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New Zealand produced a masterclass against their bogie team France to serve notice on the remaining teams in the competition.
It was a thrilling combination of power, speed and skill.
I hope that they will be able to continue with this style of play to progress to the final.
Its almost certain that South Africa won't allow them to play quite so freely in their semi final match however.

All Blacks set up Rugby World Cup semi-final against South Africa

 

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Rugby World Championship?

 

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Rugby World Championship?

Rugby World Cup
It's a competition between nations.
The USA were there.
Rugby World Cup

 

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With all the semi finalists coming from the Rugby Championship.

 

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With all the semi finalists coming from the Rugby Championship.

Yep.
I think it's largely because Southern Hemisphere players see playing for their country as the pinnacle of their rugby career and the systems are structured to encourage them to stay in their own country and play in their own competitions.
The teams are not privately owned and players are able to be called up to play for their country at any time.

Privately owned teams in the Northern Hemisphere means that players are often not available to play for the national team and, if they are, they might not spend a lot of time together.

 

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Gasp!
Triumph!
A fitting finale and the clear best team won.
World Champions for another four years!

Rugby World Cup 2015: All Blacks make history - CNN.com

 

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Zzzzzzzzz

 

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Zzzzzzzzz

We say "hooray" here but I suppose people celebrate differently in different parts of the world.