1 The joy on coach Jake White's face as he relaxed after finally delivering a World Cup for South Africa after the most difficult four years of his life. Good guys sometimes come first.


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2 Moses Rauluni, Fiji's scrum-half and captain, producing the finest individual performance of the World Cup during Fiji's defeat against South Africa.


3 Georgia captain Ilia Zedginidze, on one leg with a chronic knee injury, giving his all against Ireland before announcing his retirement. Dignified but unheralded rugby warrior.


4 The England fans' celebrations in Paris after defeating France in the semi-final. Long, raucous, very alcoholic but supremely grateful and disbelieving.


5 Pumas fly-half Juan-Martin Hernandez throwing out the most sumptuous, long left-handed spin pass to help create Argentina's wonder try against France last Friday.


6 Fiji v Wales at Nantes: 80 minutes of rugby bliss for the neutral, heart-attack territory for the partisan. One of the maddest and most exciting games ever.


7 Mathew Tait's run against South Africa in the final and his subsequent assurance when switched to full-back. A major talent is beginning to blossom.


8 Sebastien Chabal's look of total menacing disdain as the New Zealand haka advanced on the French at Cardiff. The rest is history.


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9 Agustin Pichot saying farewell to international rugby with a slow walk around Parc des Princes with his two children after the Pumas second win over France.


10 My big breakout: visiting the little-known German U-Boat pens in Bordeaux and stumbling on a rehearsal of Carmen in the bowels. Totally awesome.


Source: Brendan Gallagher in The Telegraph