Seriously Bill, lay off the French. The ABs never take this stuff off the pitch - hence the radio silence from the AB camp. Its totally unseemly to tar all of France with this brush and more to the point, it makes us kiwis look like petty, moany, whiney little b!tchs. The world media (the parts that covered the RWC anyway) have since the final been running great stories about how good the cup was, how great the hospitality of the NZ people was and how NZ has finally got past the arrogant, one eyed view of nothing but the superiority of the ABs and showed the world a country that truly loves and embraces the game. Lets not drag down that good vibe
Said as one kiwi to another