RWC Final: NEW ZEALAND v AUSTRALIA, 31 October

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NEW ZEALAND v AUSTRALIA

31 October 2015
16:00 BST (UTC+01)
Twickenham, London

Live on ITV1

Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant Referees: Jérôme Garcès (France), Wayne Barnes (England)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)

A. Head to Head

154 Played 154
105 Won 42
7 Drawn 7
42 Lost 105
3,126 Points 2,413

B. Recent Form

15 August 2015
Eden Park, Auckland
41 – 13 to New Zealand

8 August 2015
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
27 – 19 to Australia

18 October 2014
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
28 – 29 to New Zealand

23 August 2014
Eden Park, Auckland
51 – 20 to New Zealand

16 August 2014
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
12 – 12 draw

19 October 2013
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
41 – 33 to New Zealand

24 August 2013
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
27 – 16 to New Zealand

17 August 2013
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
29 – 47 to New Zealand

20 October 2012
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18 – 18 draw

25 August 2012
Eden Park, Auckland
22 – 0 to New Zealand

18 August 2012
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
19 – 27 to New Zealand

16 October 2011
Eden Park, Auckland
20 – 6 to New Zealand

27 August 2011
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
25 – 20 to Australia

6 August 2011
Eden Park, Auckland
30 – 14 to New Zealand

30 October 2010
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong
26 – 24 to Australia

C. TEAMS:

NEW ZEALAND

Ben Smith, Nehe Milner-Skudder, Conrad Smith, Ma'a Nonu, Julian Savea, Dan Carter, Aaron Smith, Kieran Read, Richie McCaw (c), Jerome Kaino, Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Owen Franks, Dane Coles, Joe Moody

Reserves: Keven Mealamu, Ben Franks, Charlie Faumuina, Victor Vito, Sam Cane, Tawera Kerr-Barlow, Beauden Barrett, Sonny Bill Williams

AUSTRALIA

Israel Folau; Adam Ashley-Cooper, Tevita Kuridrani, Matt Giteau, Drew Mitchell; Bernard Foley, Will Genia; Scott Sio, Stephen Moore (captain), Sekope Kepu, Kane Douglas, Rob Simmons, Scott Fardy, Michael Hooper, David Pocock.

Replacements: Tatafu Polota-Nau, James Slipper, Greg Holmes, Dean Mumm, Ben McCalman, Nick Phipps, Matt Toomua, Kurtley Beale

Yes Nige, but the advantage was far too short. A 6 point swing (possibly 13) has resulted because of poor-decision making by him.

The AB's are simply the masters of controlling situations. The Aussies were giving it all and the AB's were on the back foot but they simply just up that gear of composure and control the situation

nathan wrote:Well I just get peed off with folks on here making It about the ref and not the two teams playing

I agree it should be - but poor officiating brings them into it ...

Is coffin corner something that's been made up for this World Cup? Never heard of it before

Well well well...

What a kick!

We have a final on our hands!

heard it before in some premiership commentary ...

Oh my. What a cleverly-crafted try. Well finished.

The is going to be a close ending...

When McCaw gets penalised for entering at the side, you kind of think that it might be your day...

Rugby Fan wrote:Goodnight, Irene

I'd like to point out that was a post to a friend of mine by the name of Irene who told me she planned on going to bed. Certainly not a judgement on the course of this match.

Would like to see that steal again...

Genius from Dan Carter

Ah, a drop goal in a World Cup final. The memories.

That was a great drop goal.

Cleverly milked penalty at the scrum there from the AB's.

Get in there DC

Dan Carter - unbelievable

Ugh, another error by australia

Well done New Zealand. Brilliant team.

What a final. Best ever World Cup Final. Great Australia team, All Blacks team perhaps the best ever.

Bo Barret is the bees knees

Mitchell... Not one of your finest moments.

Excellent from the AB's. Just too clinical in the end.

Deserved World Champions

Well done New Zealand, first World Cup away from home

was a fine comeback from Australia...but NZ just too good...

Dan Carter's Cup

Absolutely deserved NZ

Three losses in four years. Given how many games are played now...

Greatest team ever??

What a try.

I think international rugby just got a little bit easier with some of the great retiring today. I'm sure it won't be long for heir replacements to step up though

Excellent World Cup and two excellent teams. NZ are just untouchable, what a team.

My favourite RWC final still remains as the 95 final but that was something special. What a game to end RWC2015.

Well done to the AB's and their supporters on here, totally deserved.

Carter MOTM, maybe Pocock POTY though?

Both Dan Carter's drops in the knock outs were off slightly sub par service. Broken play in the semis, and a pass which put him on the the wrong foot in the final. Standing so flat as well. Stunning player.

Really chuffed for Carter, and a suitable send off for McCaw.

OK, just watched and the best team won. Absolutely no question.

MOTM should be the docs in NZ for creating that specialised breeding programme which makes the best players. There is something kind of sinister there yet still awesome to watch.

Amazing All Black team, well deserved winners of the tournament.

#AllBlackEverything

If any team deaserved to win two rugby world cups back too back it is New Zealand.

Well played Australia for coming back in the second half and closing the gap, but New Zealand was just toooooooooooo good when the subs came on.

Greatest rugby team ever, 3 losses in 55 tests. Never see anything like it again, amazing! Really gonna miss DC always my favorite player to watch.

Class interview from Stephen Moore, great player and a very dignified response to the questions. Lynagh too, rather than focusing on blaming someone else like we always do on these shores they just accept the games over 80 minutes and the better team won.

Great match, amazing event.

I don't think there's anything I've missed as much as on field trophy presentations. I hate the corporate box presentations. Feel so... corporate.

Great win. Best team won. Carter won two games in a row for NZ and is deserved player of tournament. Watching it in Kandy sri lanka and was one of the few shouting for aus (who knew Sri Lankans loved New Zealand?!) but after the 75th minute stood and clapped for carter and the ABs. Great win. Makes rugby what it is.

Well done Wallabies. Great comeback. Hold your heads high. But congrats to this team and all the players who are like whanau who will never play again. A fitting end for an incredible run.

Tournament was a success by any conceivable measure of that term.

There is nothing anyone can do when faced with a complete team like that New Zealand side. Interesting to listen to Jonny Wilkinson talking about what it will take to ever match a side like that.

Agree entirely with the comments about Lynagh and Moore - both are wonderful ambassadors for their country. No NH side could have won that match tonight and we will already all make progress if we just admit that from the outset.

George Carlin wrote:Tournament was a success by any conceivable measure of that term.

There is nothing anyone can do when faced with a complete team like that New Zealand side. Interesting to listen to Jonny Wilkinson talking about what it will take to ever match a side like that.

Agree entirely with the comments about Lynagh and Moore - both are wonderful ambassadors for their country. No NH side could have won that match tonight and we will already all make progress if we just admit that from the outset.

Exactly. Very well said on all points, especially about Lynagh and Moore.

George Carlin wrote:Tournament was a success by any conceivable measure of that term.

There is nothing anyone can do when faced with a complete team like that New Zealand side. Interesting to listen to Jonny Wilkinson talking about what it will take to ever match a side like that.

Agree entirely with the comments about Lynagh and Moore - both are wonderful ambassadors for their country. No NH side could have won that match tonight and we will already all make progress if we just admit that from the outset.

Agreed. My own team ireland would not have been able to last more than 20 mins at that pace. I hope we all take it as a lesson for where standards can be raised. Professionalism is still young. But this AB team is a new level of professional and where we all need to get to over the next 5 years. Of course by than they will be in another galaxy altogether...

Top class from Moore. We've always given Aussies stick for being sore losers over here, it's rubbish. Always classy. Really good to see.

Loaded Dog and our other Aussie posters, that was a great battle your team really embraced the tournament and fronted up. A player who has impressed me throughout this tournament is Stephen Moore. this guy is a very special man and an Australian.

Thank You Aussies for making the final the event that it should be.

I couldnt help but think that Dan Carter converting the Beaudie Barrett try with his right foot, was just his way of signing out of Rugby.

The end of an era,and the laying of some ghosts,NZ v France 5-2,NZvSA 2-2,Aus vNZ 2-2.
Well done both sides,Well all sides,especially those who pulled of the unexpected.Japan,
Argentina,and all the rest.
Players who gave there all hopefully the NH sides will step back before carrying out to
many changes.
Finally DAN the MAN finished a RWC on his feet written off by those who should have known
better.Farewell Captain Fantastic my you retire in peace.and the rest of the Giants.