New Zealand newspaper prints black front page after loss in World Cup

The national daily of New Zealand came up with a printed black front page on October 27 with a one-liner sentence which reads, "The All Blacks are out of the World Cup. If you want to read more go to the sports section." New Zealand lost their first Rugby World Cup in 12 years. They were defeated by a dominant England side in the semi-finals in Yokohama, according to the reports.

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Frontpage highlighted the mood of the newspaper

The front page highlighted the mood in New Zealand after The All Blacks missed out on a chance of winning the third consecutive world cup after the team produced a near competitive performance but unfortunately lost against Kiwis at the tournament.

The All Blacks were knocked out of the Rugby World Cup, going down 19-7 to England in Saturday night’s semi-final. Many lauded the unique depiction of the collective mood in the country and appreciated the newspaper's sense of humor. Dylan Cleaver writing in New Zealand's newspaper said that it hurts more to know that the England side is coached by an Australian which makes the situation very worse. He said the Blacks haven't been in this situation for a long time.

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The Netizens' reactions 

A Twitter user wrote that, "Well done @heraldonsunday - after last night’s disappointment this made me laugh out loud."

Another user wrote that, "Pretty much the mood here in Yokohama ...@AllBlacks , heal then rebuild ! Come back stronger #Courage".

Another Twitter user wrote that, "National day of mourning...".

Recently, England had also defeated the Kiwis in the cricket world cup at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London.

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