The tournament has not been defined by England’s premature exit but will be remembered for the excellence of the gamesThe sport of rugby union has just unlocked the door to a brave fresh world. Hands up those who,six weeks ago, feared sides like Japan would be flattened by “proper” nations and envisaged a surfeit of plain, and second-rate games in half-empty football stadia? How gloriously,thrillingly inaccurate those predictions proved to be, even before fresh Zealand defeated Australia in Saturday’s throbbing finale at Twickenham.
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Source: theguardian.com