Bevan Rapson says that Wales and France have proved themselves as worthy semi-finalists and capable of lifting the Williams Webb Ellis Trophy in the New Zealand Herald.
"Any lingering Southern Hemisphere smugness must have finally evaporated on Saturday night, when Wales and France won with performances even a one-eyed New Zealander had to love.
"Nobody who saw these victories will ever again accept the notion that rugby up-over is a tedious knuckle-draggers' scrumfest."