New Zealand become world champions for a record 3rd time and the first nation to retain the Webb Ellis Cup. They cemented their status as the greatest team in rugby history when they overwhelmed Australia 34-17 at Twickenham on October 31. Tries from Nehe Milner-Skudder and Ma’a Nonu had the All Blacks (New Zealand) cruising 21-3 early in the second half before Ben Smith’s yellow card opened the door for Australia, who got back to within four points with tries by David Pocock and Tuvita Kuridrani.
The sport’s superpower won the cup for a second time four years ago, also on home soil, and Saturday’s victory was their first overseas. New Zealand looked on their game from the start, zipping the ball sharply along the lines and creating quick ball at every ruck to keep the Wallabies on the back foot.
Carter finished the highest-scoring World Cup final with 19 points, and finally played a full part in an All Blacks’ World Cup win after getting injured during the team’s 2011 title campaign. Since winning the 2011 final, New Zealand have won 49 of 54 games under coach Steve Hansen – losing only three of them – to enhance the legacy of one of the greatest teams in sports.
About Rugby and New Zealand:-
- Rugby union is the unofficial national winter sport of New Zealand.
- The national team, the All Blacks, ranks as the top international team in the world.
- The sport has been known in New Zealand from 1870. The top domestic competitions are the semi-professional ITM Cup and amateur Heartland Championship, and above them Super Rugby, in which New Zealand has five franchises.
- The country co-hosted and won the first ever Rugby World Cup in 1987, and hosted and won the 2011 Rugby World Cup. They are the current world champions for men.
- In New Zealand there are 520 clubs, 141,726 registered players and 2309 referees.
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