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

The FRANCE 24 team wants to thank you for following and commenting on the World Cup on our blog. The final entry will be…yours! So what’s your prediction for the score in the final match?

What a pity for the masses of French fans congregated in around the historic Parc de Princes.

Having undoubtedly delivered the best World Cup ever from the point of view of the stadia and support, the team once again fluffed their lines in the face of their nemesis, Argentina. More

The Sprinkboks have punctured the dreams of a nation today at the Stade de France, and the nature of their victory must now be really sticking in the throats of the Argentines. More

That certainly wasn't a game for the neutrals. Both teams appeared to be crippled by nerves, and a detrmination to not have to play anywhere near their own try-line. More

The Springboks and the Pumas are playing ‘hot potato’: the favourite tag is not so popular since the elimination of

Sports journalists Richard Escot and Robbie Nock discuss on FRANCE 24 the upcoming Rugby World Cup semi-final of epic proportions. Defence is expected to steal the show in this encounter between historical rivals.

Who could disagree with coaching choices that guided France to such an incredible feat against favourites All Blacks in the quarter-finals? Bernard Laporte has set up the same players to challenge the English – and Jonny Wilkinson – in the semis. Why change a winning line up? More

Here in France, we are well aware that England isn't exactly the same team that we defeated twice during the warm-up phase. English friends, you showed us all against the Wallabies in Marseille that motivation can surpass power. But on our side too, "impossible" has been banned from our vocabulary. More

Argentina have claimed the final spot in the last-four, the first time they've reached that stage of the competition, at the expense of Scotland, after getting the better of a strangely limp encounter at the Stade de France.

Was the game really that dull?  More