Rugby World Cup: Australia and Ireland light up pool stage finale

England may be out, but the knockout stages should deliver yet more stupendous rugby

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by Gavin Mortimer

It's been a month of glorious rugby – unless you're English – and the group stage of the World Cup ended in suitably stupendous style with a series of matches that showcased stunning defence, bloodcurdling ferocity and frenetic attack.

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