A difficult few weeks lie ahead for the All Blacks as they deal with a fixture list that isn't going to take them to the edge of their physical limits.

THE WORLD'S CUP: Website designed to help out the rugby novices has an interesting take on the lineout.

Ali Williams reckons he didn't really say everybody hates the English. But retired Welsh star Gareth Thomas has no such qualms.

The Rugby World Cup is less than a week old but is already smashing all previous records for the tournament.

It's very early days but Cameron McMillan attempts to breakdown of how the pools are looking at the Rugby World Cup.

Dylan Cleaver charts who's up and who's down in light of dramatic first week.

A bonus-point victory was the best thing France took away from the Olympic Stadium after struggling to put away a limited Romania side 38-11 today.

WATCH THE SHOCKING FOOTAGE: Mariano Galarzo has got what he deserved - a nine-week ban that will see him miss the rest of the Cup, writes Gregor Paul.

When hipsters and rugby players collide.

In the most unpredictable of World Cups, there are at least a couple of anchor points that will provide an element of relief that not everything can be pushed off course.

What the two leading sportsmen have in common.

There were the two thrilling, agonising English Premiership final defeats in 2010 and 2014, when Saracens lost leads in the dying minutes.

WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING: David Pocock wins the the day with touching embrace of Nemani Nadolo while All Blacks get some Tube action.

Live updates and stats from the Rugby World Cup pool A clash between Australia and Fiji in Cardiff.

Actions speak louder than words for new All Blacks skipper.

British broadcaster ITV Sport are fully supportive of lead Rugby World Cup commentator Nick Mullins, who caused a storm during Fiji's 35-11 defeat to England.

WATCH: A New Zealand rugby team surprised diners at an Irish service station with an impromptu haka.

Popular opinion would have you believe that the All Blacks can't perform during World Cup knockout match.

An inspirational new ad campaign featuring the All Blacks captain has become an internet sensation.

Unless World Rugby does more between World Cups, Japan and Georgian triumphs will be just a flash in the pan.

Proper use of a semicolon in a sentence about England player Tom Wood goes viral.

Richie McCaw has set the bar for All Black skipper outrageously high.