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?

Here in France, everybody fell violently back on earth after the loss against England. Les Bleus could have avoided this disappointment by loosing to the All-Blacks one week earlier. More

The 2007 Rugby World Cup marks a real evolution in rugby. The English forwards pushed their team into the final, the Springboks athletes trashed their opponents’ defense thanks to their power. The pool games could have hinted that this power, typical of Southern Hemisphere rugby, was the key for success.

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

Painful awakening in Paris….Still one week of World Cup to go, but the feast isn’t the same here. France now seeks the consolation prize but the heart isn’t there. More

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

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

I was watching the final game of the group stages tonight, and I think a new star may have been born.

Takudzwa Ngwenya, remember that name.

The Americans were easily out-gunned in this match by the Springboks, but there was one moment of magic that will long be remembered by those in the audience. 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