New Zealand and the Rugby World Cup

New Zealand in Rugby World Cup - my daughter crunches the figures

Year	Location	NZ place	Final Won	Final Lost	Teams
1987	New Zealand & Australia Eden Park, Auckland	1st	New Zealand 29	France 9	16
1991	England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France Twickenham Stadium, London	3rd (won against Scotland 13-6 after losing to Australia 6-16 in semis)	Australia 12	England 6	16
1995	South Africa Ellis Park, Johannesburg	2nd	South Africa 15	New Zealand 12	16
1999	Wales (also England, France, Scotland and Ireland) Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	4th (lost to SA 18-22 after losing to France 31-43 in semis)	Australia 35	France 12	20 – 1st professional RWC
2003	Australia Telstra Stadium, Sydney	3rd (won 40-13 against France after losing to Australia 10-22 in semis)	England 20	Australia 17	20
2007	France (+ 4 in Wales & 2 in Scotland) Stade de France, St-Denis, Paris	Quarter Finalists (lost to France 18-20)[1]	South Africa 15	England 6	20
2011	New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland	1st	New Zealand 8	France 7	20

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[1] Australia also lost in Quarters, against England 10-12; Fiji lost to SA; Scotland lost to Argentina – Argentina ended up 3rd beating France in the Bronze Final

Tui sings and NZ is in the RWC finals

Like most kiwi, this tui ( a native NZ bird) sings for the All Blacks

New Zealand plays France for this cup next weekend - the Webb Ellis Cup, in the Rugby World Cup

Tonga beat the French: Rugby World Cup NZ 2011

Tonga beat the French in the Rugby World Cup (RWC) NZ 2011 yesterday - here are some highlights from day - players and fans!

French captain interviewed after their 19-14 loss

un baggette

French fans fold up their flag

pre-game challenge

photographers line up

Jubilant Tongan captain

go hard Tonga

Tongan haka at start of game

Very happy players

A trumphant Haka after the game

who are the women in this flag ... and why are they on it?

rugby, tips for girls, and still getting fit!

Ages since I reported on my heath ... but had a check up last week and all my vital stats (to do with my diabetes) are much better with my 7 kg weight loss, so I'm continuing with my healthy eating: actually I have always eaten well and  now I am watching my portion sizes!

the weather over this summer has been the worst we have had for ages . when the stats come out I suspect it will not be a suprise as to why I removed my duvet on ONE NIGHT ONLY this summer - summer? what summer?

I have been making a list of tips for girls about rugby .. getting ready for the Rugby World Cup which is on in 2011 .. and having lots of fun with it: For the GIRLS GUIDE TO RUGBY check it out HERE