Its lucky there are lots of ageing baby boomers, cos rugby is a dinosaurs game. Now that fooball has had a sniff it will take over soon enough. As for big club offers etc, give it some time. Its only been 5 minutes since the world cup finished!!

The irony of that tragic Tua fight is he is more likely to get a title shot with that result then he would if he had knocked out Monte in the first round.

"You have to feel sorry for those poor souls who consider that matches between World Cups don't really matter"

New Zealand's history at the Rugby World Cup suggests that infact the games in between matter very little. You can't say a Tri-nations matches the intensity or sense of urgency that a World Cup knockout game has.

Yeah the ABs have done very well, exceeding the expectations of some people in the lead up to this Tri Nations. I love it how PDV has "sensationally" claimed that there was a conspiracy against his team by the referees to help give the ABs a leg up before RWC 2011. You gotta love the Springboks. It was all rosy 12 months ago when they were getting the rub of the green from the officials on their way to kicking their TN opponents out of the tournament. Then suddenly this year that tactic hasn't worked and they've been easily beaten by the side they whitewashed last year in this years opening two tests and instead of admitting they weren't the better side they go off complaining about some sort of refereeing conspiracy against them! Keep it up boys, we love it when you're squirming!

On his way to a title shot better that he makes his mistakes on these fights rather than the one that matters. Tua had a bad night at the office, unfortunately those bad nights become more frequent as you get older - he'll need a little bit of luck on his side when he fights for the title.

Yeah it's great to see the All Blacks have got 10pts from two games. Still a long way to go though. I think we'll continue the misery for our neighbours across the ditch and their 55% winning record saviour coach the Dingo.

In regards to the FIFA World Cup, it was great to see the All Whites go out as the only side not to lose a game, even though they didn't actually win one either. Soccer just isn't a good enough game in my opinion to sway me away from rugby. There are too many Prima Donnas running loose in Soccer who appear to stand on make-believe land mines repeatedly (as in they suddenly jump up in the air after absolutely no contact or very marginal contact) trying to influence referees into giving them free kicks/penalties. It's a real turn off for me and it's the biggest reason why rugby remains my favourite viewing sport.

I think some of the sceptics are eating their humble pies after the ABs picked up 10pts from their opening two games (scoring 8 tries all up when they could only score 9 in the whole 2009 Tri Nations). When the All Blacks play well, most of the nation sleeps easier, some still go on moaning about choking, poor personal selection, etc, etc (lame).

At least our coaches keep their opinions to themselves when it comes to refereeing issues. I've heard the Boks are going to the IRB to complain about apparent "biased" refereeing in the first two games. Maybe they could learn a lesson from Ted & co., who resisted the temptation to give Wayne Barnes a verbal blast after the RWC 2007 QF shocker. Anyway, didn't the Boks get the rub of the green last year in regards to refereeing? I don't think we complained about the refs, we were more concerned with our own team's performances. That's what the Boks should be doing.

RE: Nathan's comment, you obviously know nothing about the sport of boxing if you think David will get a title shot straight after that performance. Go Warriors! this has been the best 5 weeks in the last 10 years. Nothing can penetrate a defensive effort they showed

Yep i think with home coming parade for the World Cup heros (?) over we can say the sun has finally set on the all whites. Time for the media to find another team to cheer on, If you want fighters you only have to look at the womans hockey who beat 3rd ranked China recently and played with real guts.

Plus the rugby was at a super super high standard which the same cannot be said of the soccer world cup sadly..lots of hype..but the often used adjective "beautiful game" was completely missing. Would be hard to put together any highlights package..