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Originally Posted by Locke

Thats awesome!

SBW gives his medal away minutes after getting it.


http://m.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/a...ectid=11539326

Up in the Twickenham stands, Kiwi Katrina Haberfield had applauded Beauden Barrett's match-sealing try with more emotional energy than anyone in the 80125 crowd.

Her signed All Black jersey and other regalia hid some enduring discomfort and a drain from surgery as she sat next to Kieran Read's brother and watched the All Blacks win successive tournaments.

Her delight rose even further in the final minutes when Barrett chased down an attacking clearing kick to crown the 34-17 victory with the last try.

Barrett had sorted tickets to the final for Haberfield and her English husband Steve after being in their hair salon at nearby Whitton in the early stages of the tournament and hearing about their rugby passion and Haberfield's health issues.

arrett has asked why they had an All Black jersey on the wall and during the conversation, Steve Haberfield revealed how his Kiwi wife was undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. It turned out Barrett knew Katrina's sister, Renee Fowler who is a golf professional at Miramar.

Haberfield refused to charge Barrett so the five eighths offered to take the All Black jersey and get it signed by his All Black teammates.

and not to be left out

http://www.balls.ie/rugby/david-poco...p-final/314748

At the final whistle the first person to come up on Saturday didn’t even shake my hand. As we say in Wales he gave me a ‘cwtch’[a cuddle or hug] .

He put his hand around me and said thanks for a great game. That was David Pocock.

For someone who has just missed out on winning the Webb Ellis trophy to come up to do that says a lot about the integrity of man himself and what a wonderful sport rugby is.