Rugby has the reputation of being a family event. Violence is only on the pitch and not outside the stadium. These fair play values attract fans to the stands and young players to clubs. But some people rooting for the All Blacks have blackened the scene in Cardiff.

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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

I cannot understand how Fiji came so close to winning that match. Don't let the final score fool you, this was mighty close, and but for a couple of basic errors in the Springbk 22, the Pacific Islanders would have been leading going into the final 10 minutes. More

After 30 minutes at the Millennium stadium, 50% of the French public, who thought their team could pull off an upset before the match, must have felt rather foolish.

That opening period saw the All blacks at their very best. Running the ball at pace, with fantastic angles, and ripping the French to pieces at every opportunity. More

What a way to get the quarter-finals underway, with a replay of the final from four years ago. Of course this time it was the Wallabies that were the favourites to prevail, but how wrong were the bookies this time around. More

French coach Bernard Laporte controversial choices, the fans’ troubles travelling to Cardiff, New Zealand’s overconfidence have now been forgotten …The match between the world’s best

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

The Quarter final in Cardiff will be a challenge for the French but not only for the French squad but also for their fans. Those expecting a triumphant “XV de France” – top of the second pool - playing at the Stade de France in Paris will now have some travelling to do to support their team.  More

Yesterday, Graham Henry surprised everybody with his decision not to choose all-time All Black record try scorer Doug Howlett. Today, Bernard Laporte unveiled an unseen French team.