With All Blacks centurion Tony Woodcock invalided out of the Rugby World Cup, replacement prop Joe Moody has arrived after thirty odd hours in a plane and then three hours by train to Swansea to join the AB's as they get ready for France in the Quarter finals.
Gregor Paul and Patrick McKendry are touring with the All Blacks, and went to the France v Ireland pool match in Cardiff, Hera their opinion and analysis of the knockout match in Cardiff between the All Blacks and France.
It's knock out rugby time for the All Blacks and first up in the quarter-finals are the AB's nemesis France, they are first up in Cardiff this Saturday, so get behind the All Blacks.
Pool play is over, the quarter-final teams are set, and All Blacks coach is acutely aware that lose in Cardiff the AB's will be back in New Zealand within a week licking their wounds and awaiting the next world cup opportunity in Japan.
The All Blacks are in recovery mode as they await the knock out quarter-final clash in Cardiff. It's 'do or die footy' with the loser going home without the spoils.
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen reflects with Conrad Smith about the lessons learnt in 2007 and pressure of the upcoming quarter-final in Cardiff, and if the ghosts of the defeat to France in 2007 will have any influence.
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen is following a plan, and getting into the quarter-finals is part one, He meets the press after beating Tonga in Newcastle as the AB's wait to see if they play Ireland or France in Cardiff.
The All Blacks are now into the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals after beating Tonga in Newcastle, hear what Ma'a Nonu, Dan Carter, and man of the match Nehe Milner-Skudder think about the cut throat challenge ahead.
Gregor Paul and Patrick McKendry are in Newcastle with the All Blacks and reflect on the victory over Tonga. It took a while, had a few iffy bits along the way and wasn't quite the emphatic statement they were hoping for, but the All Blacks did at least run into more convincing form in Newcastle.
Pictures from the All Blacks pool match against Tonga in the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
The All Blacks hosted a big crowd of spectators at their training facility - a large club stadium on the outskirts of Darlington, with Read saying he had been impressed with the level of support the team had received. "We've had a great week down in Darlington. The support we've had from the locals ... we had close to 5000 people turn up to see us train and do a few skills and things. We certainly know we're making an impact on the communities over here which is what we want to do."
While the rest of the world wants to talk about the All Blacks' World Cup quarter-final opponents - either France or Ireland - the men themselves are staying true to their desire to not look beyond the end of each week. In this case that means their final match tomorrow morning against Tonga at St James' Park, Newcastle's famous and intimate football stadium - the home of the Toon Army, the team's supporters who make a virtue of being the "loyal-est in the land".
With the All Blacks in Newcastle are Gregor Paul and Patrick McKendry, and from high up in the stands with the AB's captain's run behind them they keep you informed on how the team 'is traveling' as the All Blacks are about to leave pool play and start the quarter-finals.
The All Blacks are training as hard as they ever have under coach Steve Hansen in order to attempt to prevent a recurrence of their nightmare quarter-final defeat in 2007. Hansen revealed today that one of their lessons from the defeat to France in Cardiff was the fact that they didn't work hard enough off the field. Another was the inconsistency of selection.
All Blacks second five-eight Ma'a Nonu will bring up a big milestone, 100 tests for the All Blacks. Hear from his team mates and coach as they pay respect to a very private and secretly humorous man.
All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw has been ruled out of his team's final World Cup pool match against Tonga in Newcastle with a thigh injury. The injury - suffered in the bruising encounter against Georgia in Cardiff - isn't serious, and All Blacks coach Steve Hansen was at pains to stress his No7 could have played if necessary.
All Blacks Asst coach Ian Foster says the AB's are in a 'really good spot' with three wins in Rugby World Cup pool C. Loose forward Jerome Kaino says the team have to reach 'All Blacks standard' and have learned to have and use a 'good plan b' in matches to date.
Gregor Paul and Patrick McKendry are on tour with the All Blacks, and outside the AB's camp in Darlington at Rockcliff Hall they review how the team was bluffing against Georgia and while still not showing everything against Tonga, they are keen to go up a level.
A selection of the best images taken by Herald photographer Brett Phibbs from the All Blacks Rugby World Cup win over Georgia.
'We don't need to panic' is the suggested headline from All Blacks coach Steve Hansen, speaking to media after the scratchy win against Georgia, Hansen has revealed the AB's are holding back tactics till the knock out stages of the Rugby World Cup.
The All Blacks were eager to show that they have a fifth gear after settling around the third and fourth in their first two victories and in Naholo they have a player with more gears than most. If he is the All Blacks' secret weapon after sitting out the first two matches due to his recovery from a leg fracture, he revealed all after only 1 minute and 13 seconds here with the fastest try of the tournament so far.
Gregor Paul and Patrick McKendry in Cardiff review the All Blacks match against Georgia, New Zealand may talk the world out of seeing them as favourites to win this World Cup soon enough. It would be nice to think that's why they bungled their way through against Georgia. It wasn't impressive. Not really any of it - a few nice passages, a thrilling first foray from Waisake Naholo and not not much more.
The All Blacks held a coaching masterclass at a local Cardiff school, teams at Whitechurch High school got hands on training from the Rugby World champions and the AB's left the boys very impressed and surprised.
It was all smiles for the All Blacks as they visited the Teenage Cancer Unit at the University Hospital of Wales the day before the Rugby World Cup match against Georgia.
The All Blacks became Royal tourists as they had a delayed departure from their Captains run before the Georgia match, Prince William had the team bus removed for his motorcade to the Wales v Fiji match at the nearby Millennium stadium.
The All Blacks visited Whitechurch High School, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, before the Pool C match between New Zealand and Georgia.
All Blacks captain Richie McCaw has revealed the teams training have had an edge this week as the side settles down into a playing 23 that will contest the knock quarter-finals, just Georgia and Tonga in the AB's way.
It's tempting to believe there has been a changing of the All Blacks guard in certain positions based on form. Sonny Bill Williams, Charlie Faumuina and Wyatt Crockett all find themselves in a starting XV that remains - everywhere else - absolutely the top side. Their form has been impressive in the first two games while the men they respectively replace - Ma'a Nonu, Owen Franks and Tony Woodcock - have either been quiet or a little bit off where they were expected to be.
The good news for anyone who is a fan of Mamuka Gorgodze's no-nonsense style is that the Georgia skipper is playing against the All Blacks on Saturday morning. The bad news for some of his teammates is that Kiwi coach Milton Haig has decided to rest them for the all-important match against Namibia in Exeter five days after the All Blacks match in Cardiff. The disappointed should have been forewarned, however, as Haig said this was always the plan.
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen looks back at his past Rugby World Cup campaigns from 2003 (Wales) to now, casting his opinion also on the captains right to making on-field decisions.
Gilbert Enoka has worked as mental skills coach for the All Blacks for 14 years and All Blacks coach Steve Hansen and veteran back Conrad Smith give an insight into the man who is shrink to our rugby stars for 200 matches.
All Blacks wing Waisake Naholo is ready for the final stage in his recovery from a broken leg - getting on to the playing field - and if his form in training is any indication he shouldn't have too many problems finding his feet in his second test. In preparing for Saturday morning's World Cup pool match against Georgia at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, Naholo, back from a cracked fibula suffered on debut against Argentina in Christchurch in July, has been causing problems for his teammates with his unique ability to beat defenders, according to coach Steve Hansen.
Gregor Paul and Patrick McKendry are in Cardiff with the All Blacks and give their opinion and analysis on the AB's changes for the Georgia Rugby World Cup match. Sonny Bill Williams, Charlie Faumuina and Wyatt Crockett all find themselves in a starting XV that remains - everywhere else - absolutely the top side. Their form has been impressive in the first two games while the men they respectively replace - Ma'a Nonu, Owen Franks and Tony Woodcock - have either been quiet or a little bit off where they were expected to be.
New All Blacks Rugby World Cup hooker Codie Taylor's mum saying she is crying when messaging Codie and his dad is 'proud as punch'; and he is glad to be able to say he has become a 'run on 'All Black.