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France fined A$4,800

The French team advances towards New Zealand. (Getty)

France have been fined for their haka challenge and a player faces eye-gouging accusations.

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Dusautoir wins top award

Unlikely All Blacks hero

All Blacks coach Graham Henry hailed fourth-string playmaker Stephen Donald as "superb".

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Match stats: France v NZ

World media say NZ deserves title

Cory Jane and Israel Dagg celebrate. (Getty)

France may have been unlucky in the final but the All Blacks deserved the title, writers say.

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Fitting finale to NZ's Cup

France restore pride in loss

Flanker Julien Bonnaire said France can hold their heads high after the final.

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NZ can host again: IRB boss

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Special feature: All the colour from New Zealand

Photos: All Blacks world championsNew Zealand have fought off a brave French team to win the Rugby World Cup again after 24 long years.

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Wallabies thirdAustralia finished on a high with a bruising third place play-off win over Wales at Eden Park.

Welsh WAGAussies were hoping that Leigh Halfpenny's girlfriend, Lucie Jones, would be a distraction.

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INSIGHT AND OPINION FROM OUR EXPERTS

All Blacks the best - finally New Zealand prove they are the world's best, joining Australia and South Africa as two-time winners, writes Steve Hitstirrer.

The final say was All Black A trip down memory lane as Lance Peatey relives the first ever final in 1987, contested by the same two teams as 2011 title decider.

O'Connor key to Wallabies VIDEO: James O'Connor has turned himself into an irreplaceable cog in the Australian backline and speaks to Tim Sheridan.

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