New Zealand reaction: Country under a long black cloud as
recriminations begin
The New Zealand press reacted with predictable fury to the All
Blacks' elimination from the Rugby World Cup on Saturday night. On
a black front page under the headline "So much promise, only tears
to show for it", the New Zealand Herald said: "Today we lament how
the team sporting year that promised so much has delivered so
little - first the cricket world cup, then the America's Cup, and
now rugby's top prize fallen by the wayside, leaving only next
month's netball world championship to pin our hopes on. Login or subscribe for more.
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