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Rugby 2011 headlines with summaries.
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Next World Cup launched
19 Oct 2011The organisers of the next Rugby World Cup say the New Zealand tournament has given England a lot to live up to in 2015.
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World Cup bronze final crowd boosted
18 Oct 2011The crowd for Friday's Rugby World Cup bronze final will be boosted by 716 people with tickets given to them by Auckland Council as compensation for disruption to transport services on the opening…
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Wales name strong line-up for bronze final
18 Oct 2011Wales have named their strongest available team for Friday's rugby World Cup third-place playoff against Australia.
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Welsh players want to get back into action
18 Oct 2011Wales assistant coach Shaun Edwards says he's very impressed with how his players have started preparation for the Rugby World Cup play-off with Australia for third and fourth places.
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Key happy with money spent on Cup
18 Oct 2011Prime Minister John Key believes the money spent on the Rugby World Cup has been worth it, despite the event losing an expected $39 million.
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Back to the grindstone for All Blacks
18 Oct 2011Normal business will resume on Tuesday for the All Blacks following a day of relaxation, after the Rugby World Cup semi-final.
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Auckland Council begins plan for World Cup final
17 Oct 2011Auckland Council is coming up with a gameplan for the final weekend of Rugby World Cup matches, following big turnouts of fans for the All Blacks' semi-final.
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Heroic All Blacks must do it all again, warns Henry
17 Oct 2011All Blacks coach Graham Henry says the team can't get ahead of themselves after qualifying for the Rugby World Cup final with a 20-6 victory over Australia at Eden Park.
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Joubert to referee World Cup final
17 Oct 2011South African referee Craig Joubert will take charge of his first Rugby World Cup final at Eden Park on Sunday.
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All Blacks dominate Wallabies to make final
17 Oct 2011New Zealand comfortably defeated Australia 20-6 in the second Rugby World Cup semi-final at Eden Park in Auckland on Sunday night, to make their third-ever appearance in the competition final.
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Massive crowds see famous win at Auckland fanzones
17 Oct 2011Auckland Council officials say the crowds at the city's downtown fanzones have been the biggest since the Rugby World Cup's opening night, when the All Blacks took on Tonga.
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McCaw says team must repeat awesome display against French
16 Oct 2011All Blacks captain Richie McCaw said it was a superb team performance, but they would need to repeat that again in the final in a week's time.
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Wales captain suspended for three weeks
16 Oct 2011Wales rugby captain, Sam Warburton, has been suspended from play for three weeks for the spear tackle that earned him a red card in his country's Rugby World Cup semi-final defeat to France.
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French rugby coach slams "spoiled brats" in his squad
17 Oct 2011France rugby coach Marc Lievremont slammed a section of his World Cup team as "spoiled brats" after they defied his orders by going out to celebrate Saturday night's 9-8 semi-final win over Wales.
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France beats 14-man Wales to get to World Cup final
16 Oct 2011Wales fell agonisingly short of reaching their first Rugby World Cup final on Saturday after playing three-quarters of their semi-final against France without captain Sam Warburton, who was sent off…
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Trouble free night for fan zones, transport
16 Oct 2011Tens of thousands of people flocked to Eden Park and fan zones in Auckland to watch the first Rugby World Cup semi-final, without any of the logistical problems that plagued the tournament's opening…
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Fan trail to Eden Park draws record numbers
15 Oct 2011The Rugby World Cup walking trail from Auckland city to Eden Park stadium drew record crowds for Saturday's semi-final match and people have been out in force in the main fan zones.
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Samoa player given six month suspended ban
16 Oct 2011An independent judge presiding has found Samoan Rugby World Cup player Eliota Fuimaono Sapolu guilty of misconduct over his Twitter comments and given him a six month suspended ban from rugby.
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Wallabies' Beale ruled out of All Blacks clash
15 Oct 2011Australia fullback Kurtley Beale has failed to prove his fitness and will miss the World Cup semi-final against the All Blacks at Eden Park on Sunday.
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Dagg and Kahui back to take on Wallabies
14 Oct 2011All Blacks coach Graham Henry has named a largely predictable side for their rugby World Cup semifinal against Australia on Sunday.
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Cruden ready to take on Australia
14 Oct 2011New Zealand's Aaron Cruden will be thrust into his first test start in a year in the rugby World Cup semi-final against Australia on Sunday, but the first five-eighth's coach and teammates have no…
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Wallabies give Beale 24 hours to prove fitness
14 Oct 2011Australia have given fullback Kurtley Beale another 24 hours to prove his fitness for the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand and provisionally named him in the team for Sunday's clash in…
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Controversial waka pavilion set to open
13 Oct 2011The controversial waka-shaped pavilion on Auckland's waterfront will be officially opened on Thursday night. Audio
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Top 10 unions want new model for World Cup
13 Oct 2011A meeting was held in Auckland on Monday night by the top 10 unions involved in the Rugby World Cup to recommend a model for the next tournament in England. Audio
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