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Careless lapse or incredible bluff?

It was scarcely believable that a day before the final, the Wallabies had much of their pre-match thinking exposed.

Savea, Carter up for top award

Julian Savea and Dan Carter are among six players nominated for the prestigious World Rugby Player of the Year award.

'Phantom' Carter out to haunt Wallabies

To many opposition teams over the course of his 13 years of test rugby, Dan Carter has been a phantom-like character pulling the strings in the black No10 jersey.

RWC: Nice guys ... and them

A World Cup final against our closest rivals has been a long time coming and is as much a clash of sporting cultures as it is skills

10 things to bring World Cup glory

The All Blacks won the 2011 World Cup final against France. Gregor Paul lists what it will take for them to do it again.

Here's hoping we can raise a Cup to Carter

Sickening tackle two years ago looked like a career-ender but our peerless No 10 is poised to finish the way he deserves.

10 things ABs must do to win

Gregor Paul lists 10 things the All Blacks must do to win tomorrow's rugby World Cup final against Australia.

Editorial: All-black uniform puts its rivals in the shade

We have always wondered whether the very words All Blacks put terror into the hearts of other rugby nations. Now we know.

3 things the ABs do better than anybody

There are three things that all major international sports teams have to manage. The All Blacks do all three better than anybody else.

RWC: All Blacks' aura the envy of world rugby

The All Black mystique casts the kind of spell Stuart Lancaster's banished England tried and failed to copy.

All Blacks handed hidden head start

One of the All Blacks' secrets remains a mystery and unquantifiable to even them.

The All Blacks' right-hand man

If the ABs find themselves in a hole on Sunday, one man off the field will play a pivotal role in any revival.

McGeechan: Why Kaino v Fardy is the key clash

End of the ABs' golden era

There will be, regardless of the outcome, some kind of closure at Twickenham tomorrow.

Owens' sexuality irrelevant but also a breakthrough

Paul Thomas: McCaw beat-up shows need for media scrutiny

Richie McCaw was at risk of missing the RWC final through being suspended for foul play. Paul writes how media could be the blame for this situation

Andrew Mulligan: All Blacks have it on paper

ABs treating 'Pooper' with respect