May 22, 2013

Rubgy: For New Zealand, a Rugby World Cup on Home Soil

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(David Rogers/Getty Images – Kieran Read of the All Blacks, center, celebrated at the final whistle.) (PhatzRadio / NYT) — AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Twenty-four years of Rugby World Cup pain and misery melted away for New Zealand on Sunday. The triumph was far tougher than expected, with the All Blacks barely squeezing by France, [...]