Rugby World Cup 2015: All Blacks Show Brain Is Mightier Than Brawn

For all the brutality of many of the earlier games of this Rugby World Cup, and notwithstanding the two Wallabies lost to injuries before half-time yesterday, the All Blacks victory was a triumph for grey matter over grunt. Yes, they stood strong in the scrum, hit rucks with ferocity and made their tackles, but it was the way New Zealand thought their way out of problems that was most impressive about their 34-17 win. Take the first 20 minutes. They were sending runners into traffic to bludgeon their way toward Australia’s line, and it wasn’t working. The quality combination of David... 

Rugby World Cup 2015: Next Generation Capable of Succeeding All Blacks Old Guard

The mood at Twickenham on Saturday evening will have dwarfed that of Eden Park in 1987 or the same venue in 2011 as New Zealand defeated Australia 34-17 to claim the Rugby World Cup 2015. It was a night of firsts for the All Blacks; the first team to win an all-Southern Hemisphere final played on European soil; the first team to win back-to-back world titles and their first time claiming the crown outside their own backyard. But it was also an evening of swansongs and goodbye performances. It was the last time we’ll ever see the triumphant old guard of Dan Carter, Ma’a Nonu, Conrad... 

Rugby World Cup Final 2015: Winners and Losers from New Zealand vs. Australia

New Zealand claimed a second consecutive Rugby World Cup with a 34-17 win over Australia at Twickenham A try before the break from Nehe Milner-Skudder was added to by Ma’a Nonu after the interval. Australia hit back while Ben Smith was in the sin bin through David Pocock and Tevita Kuridrani, but Dan Carter dropped a goal to reassert All Black control and nail a long-range penalty to settle nerves into the last 10 minutes. Beauden Barrett’s late score finished off a deserved victory for Steve Hansen’s men. It’s All Black again in this Rugby World Cup. Here are the final’s... 

Twitter Reacts to the Rugby World Cup Final Between New Zealand and Australia

Trans-Tasman rivalry was at the heart of the Rugby World Cup final when New Zealand took on Australia at Twickenham on Saturday evening. The All Blacks were rampant in their quarter-final win over France before edging South Africa in a thriller a week earlier at the same venue. Australia squeezed past Scotland in one of the tournament’s most controversial games and then put away Argentina in the semi-final. And as the two countries hauled themselves out of bed for the early kick-off, tensions were running high. Some famous faces had their say pre-match: New Zealand took an early lead through... 

New Zealand vs. Australia: Score, Reaction from Rugby World Cup 2015 Final

New Zealand and Australia served up a fantastic Rugby World Cup 2015 final at Twickenham on Saturday, with the defending champions eventually emerging as victors, winning 34-17. The All Blacks become the first-ever nation to win back-to-back World Cups, while their win at Twickenham marks the first World Cup they’ve won on foreign soil. New Zealand dominated the first half and took a 21-3 lead early in the second half, following tries from Nehe Milner-Skudder and Ma’a Nonu, but an ill-timed yellow card for Ben Smith saw the Wallabies reduce the gap to just four points through David... 

New Zealand vs Australia: Live Score, Highlights from Rugby World Cup 2015 Final

FULL-TIME: NEW ZEALAND 34-17 AUSTRALIA New Zealand secured a second straight World Cup with a thrilling win over Australia at Twickenham. They raced into a 16-3 half-time lead but had to stave off a second-half fight-back from the Wallabies as the score narrowed to 21-17. But a Dan Carter drop goal and a penalty shortly afterwards kept the Australians seven points behind, before Beauden Barrett’s late breakaway score added a gloss to the scoreline and sealed a historic double for Richie McCaw and his men. Read more Rugby Union news on BleacherReport.com  Read More →

NZ vs. Australia: Preview, Live Stream, TV Info for Rugby World Cup 2015 Final

The Rugby World Cup 2015 comes to an end on Saturday evening, where New Zealand will look to dismiss Australia and become the first nation ever to win successive world titles. Eighty minutes stand between Steve Hansen’s side and that most hallowed spot in the history books, with the Twickenham showdown set to become the first of its kind contested by two southern hemisphere teams on European soil. Statistically, the Wallabies have been the inferior team in recent matchups and have won just once in their last 12 meetings with the All Blacks, a Sydney victory that helped them seal this year’s... 

Rugby World Cup Schedule 2015: Live Stream, TV Info and Kick-off Time for Final

After six weeks of gruelling competition, the 2015 Rugby World Cup rushes to its conclusion as New Zealand tackle Australia in the final at Twickenham. The superpowers of the sport from the southern hemisphere were many peoples’ early favourites to win the Webb Ellis Trophy, and the All Blacks and Wallabies made no mistake in setting up their encounter. However, both nations faced tricky semi-finals—as South Africa and Argentina tested the sides to the limits. The New Zealanders eventually edged out the Springboks by the narrowest of margins, winning 20-18, while the Pumas showed great... 

South Africa vs. Argentina: Score, Reaction from Rugby World Cup 2015

South Africa clinched the bronze medal at the Rugby World Cup 2015 with a classy 24-13 victory over Argentina at the Olympic Stadium, London, on Friday. Tries from JP Pietersen and Eben Etzebeth and 14 points from the boot of Handre Pollard helped the Springboks to a comfortable win, while two kicks from Nicolas Sanchez, a try from Juan Pablo Orlandi and a conversion from Lucas Amorosino got the jaded Pumas XV on the scoreboard. ITV Rugby gave us a reminder of how the two teams set up for this encounter: One of the most enamouring facets of Argentina’s play... 

South Africa vs. Argentina: Rugby World Cup 2015 Bronze Medal Match Live Score

OLYMPIC STADIUM, 2015 RUGBY WORLD CUP BRONZE MEDAL MATCH: SOUTH AFRICA 24-13 ARGENTINA (FT) Tries: JP Pietersen, Eben Etzebeth (South Africa) and Juan Pablo Orlandi (Argentina) Conversions: Handre Pollard (South Africa) and Nicolas Sanchez (Argentina) Penalties: Handre Pollard, 4 (South Africa) and Nicolas Sanchez (Argentina) Drop Goal: Nicolas Sanchez (Argentina) South Africa gave departing legends Victor Matfield and probably Schalk Burger a fine send off with a comfortable win in the 2015 Rugby World Cup Bronze Medal match. Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe played his last game for Argentina, who... 

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