OPINION: When the Rugby World Cup was staged in New Zealand in 2011 you had to decamp for a remote mountain hut to escape the hype. HANNAH PETERS/GETTY IMAGES Japanese fans wait to welcome the All Blacks at Oita Airport on Tuesday. GETTY IMAGES All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams wins over fans during the opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup. THE 1014 RUGBY/STUFF How the All Blacks broke South Africa in their Rugby World Cup opener in Yokohama. It's a World Cup like no other.

Source: Stuff September 26, 2019 16:52 UTC