A Final to Remember

The Rugby World Cup final was one of the best rugby matches I have seen in a long time. Everybody thought the All Blacks would swamp the French with their sleek, fast running, open, attacking rugby but as it turned out, it was the French who was doing most of the attacking, especially in the last thirty minutes or so. The All Blacks were reduced to some desperate defending, closing down the game, tackling ferociously and kicking the ball away at every opportunity. Nevertheless, I thought the end result was fair. The All Blacks deserved the win, showing to all that they can also defend when the situation warrants.