By Sarah Stewart
Who cares about who invented the pavlova, jandals or thongs? Russell Crowe? Australia can have him.
But when it comes to Trans-Tasman rugby rivalry – that's something Kiwis do care about quite a lot.
It's simple. All we have to do is beat the Aussies.
Each side is playing their fourth World Cup final and chasing a third win.
For rugby, we are the favourites, but history is not on our side.
In three match-ups, Australia has knocked us out of two World Cups – in 1991 and 2003.
We got it back in 2011 and it was fantastic.
In Rugby World Cup history, no-one has ever defended a title and the Wallabies have not been defeated on British soil.
But there's a first time for everything, right?
Story takes a closer look at our chances against our old foe.
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