At least in this house anyway. They've got the best national anthem by far, and not only that all their players seemed to know the words. Ok, given the political significance of rugby in South Africa there's probably a bit of pressure to brush up your Xhosa, but it was by far the most rousing of the various anthems on display over the weekend. I'd put Le Marseilles a distant second, with an honourable mention for Ireland's Call. Bottom of the pile is the absolutely rotton God Defend New Zealand, although I'm prepared to listen to arguments that since the band was Australian they played it badly on purpose.

After the matches, France look pretty super and everyone else still needs work. My guess is the winner of the France-England semi-final will win the final, which is a bit of shame. I'd like France to actually make the final this time, instead of finishing third again, but I'd have prefered it if they didn't have to beat England to do it.