All Blacks captain Richie McCaw said: I'm so proud of the guys today. We played damn good rugby, kept our composure and finished strong."Addressing speculation that he may retire from international rugby after this his second World Cup, McCaw, a veteran of 148 tests, said: "I still don’t want it to end to be honest ...
at the moment I’m still part of this team and why would you ever call it a day?"Wallabies captain Stephen Moore said: “It’s not about us tonight, it’s all about New Zealand - best team all tournament and they deserved it."I’m proud of the effort we put in through the 80 minutes but sometimes you come up against a better team and that was us tonight."