Hits and misses of the Rugby World Cup

Take a bow: Outstanding Clark Gable lookalike - Marc Lievremont
10 April 2012

Chris Jones chooses his team of the tournament and also takes a wry look at some of the events of the last seven weeks:

Great unanswered question of the World Cup: Why was a dalek put into a mural depicting images that sum up hosts England at the launch of the 2015 Rugby World Cup?

Most watched World Cup video moment: Mike Tindall burying his head into the chest of a blonde in a Queenstown bar.

Best Tom Daly impression: Manu Tuilagi jumping off a perfectly sound ferry in Auckland harbour.

Outstanding Clark Gable lookalike: French coach Marc Lievremont.

Best skateboarder at the World Cup: All Black outside-half Aaron Cruden.

Outstanding services to international diplomacy: Samoan centre Eliota Sapolu Fuimanono

Self-inflicted pain in a lost cause: Jacques Burger (Namibia).

Most bearded player: Adam Kleeberger (Canada) - now clean shaven after raising money for the Christchurch appeal by shedding the beard live on TV.

Outstanding name on the side of a World Cup fan's camper van: Donncha O'Caravan in honour of Ireland lock O'Callaghan.

Team of the tournament:
Full-back: Israel Dagg (New Zealand)
Wing: George North (Wales)
Centre: Ma'a Nonu (New Zealand)
Centre: Jamie Roberts (Wales)
Wing: Digby Ioane (Australia)
Outside-half: Dan Carter (New Zealand)
Scrum-half: Mike Phillips (Wales)
Loose head: Tony Woodcock (New Zealand)
Hooker: Stephen Moore (Australia)
Tight head: Adam Jones (Wales)
Lock: Lionel Nallet (France)
Lock: Paul O'Connell (Ireland)
Blind-side flanker: Jerome Kaino (New Zealand)
Open-side flanker: Richie McCaw (New Zealand, capt)
No8: Imanol Harinordoquy (France)

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