17 Feb 2022

NZ Sporting History: 2011 Rugby World Cup

From Afternoons, 2:25 pm on 17 February 2022

For this week's sporting history moment in time we are going back to the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

New Zealand was hosting the tournament and there were high expectations the All Blacks would again reclaim the Web Ellis cup after a 24-year long drought.

The Crowd Goes Wild host and sports broadcaster James McOnie talks Jesse through the memorable cup and the nail-biting finish.

Adam Thomson jumps on Stephen Donald at the end of the New Zealand All Blacks v France Rugby World Cup Final 2011.

Photo: PHOTOSPORT

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