Rugby League World Cup

New Zealand beat neighbor and rugby league masters Australia in the final match of the Rugby League World Cup 34 - 20 on Saturday to win its first world title. The event, with the final match in Brisabne, Australia, is a contest of Rugby League, and is different from Rugby Union, which had a World Cup last year.

Books

A book on the 1995 Rugby World Cup victory of South Africa and its relation to South African politics, culture and race relations:

Carlin, John. Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation. New York: The Penguin Press. 2008.