I want New Zealand to win; never want the Aussie's to win.

If NZ win then at least we can say we got beat in the dying seconds by the World Cup Champions; makes our effort seem a lot better if NZ win the entire comp.

All of my French [icamarades[/i in attendance will be barracking for the Kiwis. We regard them as the forgotten people of the world, except when it comes to sheep and rugby (either code).

The New Zealand nation is a [imenage a trois [/imarriage of the Scots, the English and the Polynesians, even though the Kiwi team has almost nobody without some Polynesian blood (Simon Mannering?). The New Zealand team is also the only one in the world with a person of (half) Laotian blood playing. That person's name is Shaun Johnson.

....whilst the world admires the French ability to wave a white flag........

...whilst in France, the far right continues to expand in an almost fanatical attempt to become "strong as a nation" and therefore less susceptible to a third white flag waving incident inside 100 years.

Any news on pre-match entertainment?

weather forecast is sunny, 6 degrees with no wind so should be some top skills on display.

The question is: can Sonny Bill Williams and Shaun Johnson pull some of their proverbial rabbits out of the hat.

Almost as important: will the potential match winning wingers Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Manu Vatuvei be passed fit to play?

Will Northern Rail be running trains to the halt? Can't be doing with trams.