And that will just about do it for us here. We'll see you here next week for Namibia ...
Up the Wahs!
And that will just about do it for us here. We'll see you here next week for Namibia ...
Up the Wahs!
Yves-Louis Dorsemaineran the event at Wynyard Pavillion with several hundred attending.
The numbers are in, and it's not flash for the men in black. Read more here.
In other news, it's still a big day for sport in New Zealand. The Warriors take on the Panthers at 6.05pm, with a live blog from the Herald. The Farah Palmer Cup final is today, with Canterbury v Auckland at Rugby Park in Christchurch. Meanwhile, the OlyWhites take on Fiji at 7pm with the winner qualifying for the Olympics.
But that last one said, we have a five and three record against the French, including two finals victories.
The All Blacks have lost 7 times in World Cup history, 3 or 43% of these defeats were against France.
A brilliant occasion, which was brilliantly refereed, saw a brilliant French team systematically tear the All Blacks apart, in a performance that must have them already installed as favourites to win their own tournament, writes Gregor Paul. Read more here.
Once again, the All Blacks have their backs to the wall. They will be widely written off and, clearly, have it all to do. They’ve done it before – at Ellis Park last year.
“These two sides have served up some of the most epic World Cup encounters over the years, but France’s stunning victory, founded on relentless second-half display, must surely register as the most emotionally charged of them all,” wrote Gavin Mairs. Read more here.