While the rest of the world wants to talk about the All Blacks' World Cup quarter-final opponents - either France or Ireland - the men themselves are staying true to their desire to not look beyond the end of each week. In this case that means their final match tomorrow morning against Tonga at St James' Park, Newcastle's famous and intimate football stadium - the home of the Toon Army, the team's supporters who make a virtue of being the "loyal-est in the land".
All Blacks: Ready for Newcastle and Tonga
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