After nearly two months of fantastic rugby and the most colourful and passionate crowds imaginable, it's all over for another four years. Leaving all the rugby nuts out there with four years to wait and save up for the next tournament in New Zealand. More

Chabalmania now depends on a decision that the World Cup citing committee will take after his disciplinary hearing this Monday in Paris, after his tackle on English lock Simon Shaw was deemed dangerous. More

He was totally unknown just three weeks ago. It’s a situation that couldn’t stand for very long, but nobody expected him to become famous so quickly: More

So, the quarter-final line-ups are now complete. Argentina finish top of Pool D after yet another beautifully controlled piece of rugby, France face the mighty All Blacks at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff, while Ireland join Wales on the early flight home. More

What a disappointment for Georgia. After doing themselves proud in their previous three matches, including their first ever World Cup win against Namibia, they then capitulated spectacularly in the face of a marauding French team in the cauldron of noise that is the Stade Velodrome in Marseille. More

Against Canada we saw a particularly uninspired Wallaby performance, not helped by picking their weakest possible starting XV and conditions that seemed to turn the ball into a bar of soap. More

So just how are France, Argentina or Ireland going to stop the All Black machine?

It seems that no matter which XV coach Graham Henry puts out, there's no chance for the opposition, not even the merest chink in the armour as they steamroller their way to win after win. More

This morning French coach Bernard Laporte explained his decision to name hooker Sébastien Bruno, the only French player to have remained on the bench. “He is slightly behind the other hookers but we ought to give him a chance. He’s starving”. More

So Graham Henry's All Blacks easily brushed aside the Scottish at a thankfully dry Murrayfield, inflicting just the sixth whitewash in World Cup history.

But despite the 40 point margin of victory, there was a lot missing from this Kiwi performance. More

What a scare for the Springboks, and perhaps some lessons learned by coach Jake White and his team:

Lesson 1: Don't put out a second string side against probably the second strongest team in the group, especially one on the up like Tonga, having just beaten its Pacific neighbours Samoa for the first time in 7 years. More