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Outgoing head coach Warren Gatland wants Wales to kick on under Wayne Pivac after his glorious 12-year tenure came to an end.
Head coach Steve Hansen expressed his pride in the way New Zealand responded to being dethroned by hammering Wales.
New Zealand put on a show in Steve Hansen's last game in charge, Ben Smith scoring two of their six tries in an emphatic win.
New Zealand have to "hit the reset button" in their Rugby World Cup bronze match, says outgoing head coach Steve Hansen.
No team has ever won the Rugby Championship, or its previous incarnation the Tri Nations, and the World Cup in the same year.
All of the Rugby World Cup semi-finalists and Japan have been represented in World Rugby's nominations for the 2019 team and coach awards.
Kieran Read says New Zealand see their third-place play-off against Wales as a chance to "rectify a few things" at the end of an era.
Rassie Erasmus has made a huge impact since replacing Allister Coetzee as South Africa head coach, and now World Cup glory is the target.
Kieran Read's final New Zealand appearance will come in a Rugby World Cup bronze match, a setting Sean Fitzpatrick feels is not fitting.
England have been fined for their response to New Zealand's Haka, but Steve Hansen had no problem with the canny pre-match tactical move.
The 2019 Rugby World Cup will not be the last we see of Dane Coles in an All Blacks shirt, the New Zealand hooker hopes.
South Africa need to produce a performance comparable to England's against New Zealand to topple Eddie Jones' side, says Sean Fitzpatrick.
Friday's bronze medal match against the All Blacks will see Warren Gatland depart after 12 years and the Wales boss has made changes.
Outgoing New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen has made seven changes for Friday's bronze medal match as stars prepare to depart.
After Warren Gatland questioned whether England would "turn up for a final", Eddie Jones hit back with a typically mischievous comment.
Steve Tew poured cold water on the prospect of Warren Gatland replacing Steve Hansen as New Zealand head coach.
