It was a great final, contested to the very end, with a superb display by the French forward pack who put up a brave fight but McCaw and the All Black forwards were equal to the task.
Here's a triolet I wrote for Richie McCaw and his team:
MARK PIRIE
The Cup
McCaw lifts the Webb Ellis Cup,
Tired joy is on their faces:
It’s a hard road to win the cup.
McCaw lifts the Webb Ellis Cup,
Captain Fantastic holds the cup.
The pain of winning leaves no traces.
McCaw lifts the Webb Ellis Cup.
Tired joy is on their faces.
Poem © Mark Pirie 2011
An earlier poem I wrote for All Black Piri Weepu, 'Scrum-feed', which was published in The Dominion Post, 20 October 2011, is now on my website too.
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