The All Blacks learn to win
How the New Zealand rugby team beat France and overcame their reputation for "choking" in the World Cup in 2011.
The New Zealand rugby team are regarded as the best in the world, but they went 24 years without winning the World Cup and developed a reputation for "choking" in big matches, particularly against France. But in 2011, the All Blacks laid their demons to rest with a victory over the French in front of an anxious home crowd. Robert Nicholson talks to former All Black, Ali Williams.
PHOTO: The All Blacks doing a victory Haka with the 2011 World Cup (Getty Images).
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