Rugby World Cup 2011: Australia v New Zealand – as it happened

New Zealand produced a stunning performance to beat their rivals and reach the final against France next Sunday

North & South: A Rugby World Cup odyssey

Frenchmen of upright bearing; fears Richie has a screw loose; pie but not in the sky; Jamie Roberts's language barrier

Martin Johnson is caught in Twickenham’s cycle of dysfunction

Paul Hayward: The England coach has made mistakes but his side's troubles in New Zealand are a small part of a much bigger problem

Rugby World Cup 2011: Sam Warburton falls victim to rigid justice

The Wales captain saw red because of the black-and-white application of the law

Wales must not look back in anger if they want to maintain progress

Wales directed their frustration at the referee who had sent off their captain, but they must not nurse grievances

Wales rue ‘wrong decision’ to send off Sam Warburton against France

Wales were left nursing a sense of injustice over Sam Warburton's sending-off in their semi-final defeat to France

Referee Alain Rolland was upholding the letter of the law

Richard Williams: Those who know players who have been badly injured in incidents similar to the one that saw Sam Warburton sent off will be applauding the decision

Rugby World Cup 2011: Dastardly France take English route to the final

France coach Marc Lièvremont said he doesn't care if his side played a good game against Wales – Les Bleus reached the final and that's all that matters

Australia’s Quade Cooper under pressure to perform against New Zealand

Eddie Butler: With Kurtley Beale out of Australia's side for the Rugby World Cup semi-final against the All Blacks, playmaker must answer his critics