After six weeks of brilliant and bruising rugby, a thrilling World Cup reaches its climax in Yokohama on Saturday morning when the winners of the Webb Ellis Cup will be decided.
The semi-finals had yet to be played as TV&Satellite Week went to press, but both England and Wales were in with a chance of reaching the final after making it to the last four.
Before the showpiece final, the losing semifinalists meet in the third-place play-off at the Tokyo Stadium on Friday 1 November (ITV HD, kick-off 9 am).
Here, Sarah Mockford, editor of Rugby World, chooses her highlights from a memorable tournament in Japan…
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