It’s been a privilege to work at a Rugby World Cup in my own backyard. Two months of hard work, frustration, long nights and huge enjoyment. From one of the greatest sporting upsets at Brighton, the heartbreak of England’s dismal early exit from the competition, to the epic finale at Twickenham, the following twenty frames include some of my favourite shots from a tournament to remember…
Fireworks are set off from the Twickenham roof as the teams enter the field of play
Nemani Nadolo of Fiji claims the ball in the air to score a try
Schalk Burger of South Africa loses the ball after being double-tackled
New Zealand players perform the haka to the Namibia team
Hale T Pole of Tonga fends Chrysander Botha of Namibia
Soane Tonga’uiha of Tonga in action at a scrum
Luke Charteris of Wales commiserates with Josh Matavesi of Fiji after the match
Brodie Retallick of New Zealand wrestles with Giorgi Chkhaidze of Georgia at a maul
Malakai Fekitoa of New Zealand takes on the Georgia defence
Nicolas Sanchez of Argentina is congratulated on his try by team-mate Martin Landajo
Jeff Hassler of Canada takes on the Romania defence
Romania players celebrate their first Rugby World Cup win
Tendai Mtawarira of South Africa offloads the ball after being tackled
Nehe Milner-Skudder of New Zealand scores a dramatic try in the second half
David Denton of Scotland narrowly fails to claim the ball at a crucial lineout late in the match
Bryan Habana of South Africa competes with Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino of Argentina to touch the ball down over the try-line
Nehe Milner-Skudder of New Zealand is double-tackled by Bernard Foley and Dean Mumm of Australia
Nehe Milner-Skudder of New Zealand dives for the try-line
Beaten Wallabies talisman David Pocock walks past the Webb Ellis Cup after collecting his silver medal
New Zealand captain Richie McCaw lifts the Webb Ellis Cup in celebration