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Centre Jonathan Davies scored an opportunistic try this evening with 15 minutes left to help Wales beat Ireland 22-10 and reach their first rugby World Cup semi-final since 1987. Photos by Reuters.

Ireland withstood a ferocious performance by Italy's forwards in Dunedin on Sunday to advance to the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals with a 36-6 win in the tournament's final pool match.

The All Blacks ran riot over Canada, with a 79-15 victory in their final Pool A clash in Wellington on Sunday.

Australia racked up 10 tries in beating Russia in Nelson on Saturday to make the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals.

Tonga produced the upset of the Rugby World Cup when they beat France 19-14 in Wellington on Saturday.

Defending champions South Africa scraped past Samoa 13-5 in a bruising and highly-charged encounter to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup as Pool D winners.

Georgia won their second Rugby World Cup match when they beat Romania 25-9 at Arena Manawatu, in Palmerston Moore.

Italy overcame a determined effort by the United States to claim a 27-10 bonus-point victory and set up a Pool C decider against Ireland for a first World Cup quarter-final berth.

Flyhalf Ander Monro slotted a 79th-mintue penalty as Canada overcame an eight-point deficit with less than eight minutes remaining to snatch a 23-23 draw with Japan in their rugby World Cup Pool...

Inside centre Scott Williams scored a hat-trick of tries as Wales pulverised Namibia 81-7 in their rugby World Cup Pool D match to move within sight of the quarter-finals.

All the action from Larnach Castle as the Nude Blacks took on the Romanian Vampires this morning. Watch the video   

The Wallabies shook off the disappointment of their loss to Ireland last week with a 67-5 victory over the United States in Wellington. Photos by Reuters.

Tonga beat Japan 31-18 in their pool A match at Northland Events Centre, in Whangarei. Photos by Reuters.

Scenes from Italy's 53-17 victory over Russia in their pool C match, played at Trafalger Park in Nelson. Photos by Reuters.

Rugby World Cup fans give their views on Dunedin's controversial 'black penis' art piece in the Octagon.  

Nelson has celebrated its rugby roots with a re-enactment of the first game of rugby ever played in New Zealand.