All Blacks (5) 8 / France (0) 7 (Final Score)
The New Zealand All Blacks and France did battle in the Final of Rugby World Cup 2011 at Eden Park, Auckland at 10:00 SA Time (21:00 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
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The All Blacks held out a very galant and determined France side… and wins Rugby World Cup 2011 by 1 point.
Yip, that’s right… only 1 point!
Scorers:
All Blacks:
- Penalties – Stephen Donald (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Tony Woodcock (1)
- Conversions – 0
France:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Thierry Dusautoir (1)
- Conversions – Francois Trinh-Duc (1)
Teams:
New Zealand: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Richard Kahui, 10 Aaron Cruden, 9 Piri Weepu, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw (captain), 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Brad Thorn, 4 Sam Whitelock, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Keven Mealamu, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Andrew Hore, 17 Ben Franks, 18 Ali Williams, 19 Adam Thomson, 20 Andy Ellis, 21 Stephen Donald, 22 Sonny Bill Williams.
France: 15 Maxime Médard, 14 Vincent Clerc, 13 Aurélien Rougerie, 12 Maxime Mermoz, 11 Alexis Palisson, 10 Morgan Parra, 9 Dimitri Yachvili, 8 Imanol Harinordoquy, 7 Julien Bonnaire, 6 Thierry Dusautoir (captain), 5 Lionel Nallet, 4 Pascal Papé, 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 William Servat, 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux.
Replacements: 16 Dimitri Szarzewski, 17 Fabien Barcella, 18 Julien Pierre, 19 Fulgence Ouedraogo, 20 Francois Trinh-Duc, 21 Jean Marc Doussain, 22 Damien Traille.
Date: Sunday 23 October
Venue: Eden Park, Auckland
Kick-off: 10:00 SA Time (21:00 NZ Time)
Expected weather: Partly cloudy with a high of 19°C, dropping to 10°C.
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Alain Rolland (Ireland), Nigel Owens (Wales)
TMO: Giulio De Santis (Italy)
France absolutely playing their hearts out
All French possession now. Can they get the penalty or drop???????
… if France gets a penalty now….
If the AB’s don’t win this they won’t be able to blame the ref this time.
He’s helped them considerably.
Isn’t it brilliant when you’re a neutral supporter, rugby winning this one!
France wants this… All Blacks have gone right into their shells
Jayzus man, this is gripping!!!!!1
Sonny Bill Williams on
Franse nou woes de moer in vir Joubert , daar was tog iewers n plek vir n penalty
Have the ref’s been instructed to allow a free for all on the ground?
Joubert is not reffing to his normal standard. Shocking.
Nonu, made to look decidedly normal today
France scrum, just inside the All Blacks 10m line
This will kill the All Blacks.
All Blacks scrum, lost forward by the French
France deserved a penalty already. Seems that the ref is not prepared to be the one to lose the host nation the Cup.
3 Minutes left.. or just over 3
Richie gets a French pair of studs for his problems.
Joubert failing to blow the penalty yet again.
He’s lost my respect for him I’m afraid.
Can the All Blacks hold the ball for 3 minutes?
Just imagine how the Kiwis must be feeling!
2 Minutes… and counting
I really hope they lose the ball now, hate this
AB’s gonna try to kill the game off?
This must seem like the longest 3 mins in their lives for the New Zealanders.
Penalty All Blacks…..
Looks like the ABs are just going to pull this one off!
Ere burgerskap vir Joubert, maar wat n game
All Black lineout, on the French 10m line
Crowd going absolutely befok.
Game over. French captain MOTM.
Joubert killed the game as a fair contest.
looks like this game goes to Newzealand
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