New Zealand captain Reuben Thorne on his side's impressive second half:
"Yes at times, we had a few tries. It was good to see the guys throwing the ball around a bit."
"We really wanted to play with the ball tonight and you saw it out there."
On New Zealand's overall performance at RWC 2003:
"It has been a tough campaign and we didn't get what we wanted and we were pretty heartbroken about that. But (the Tournament) has been great for rugby all around the world."
New Zealand scrum half Steve Devine on the game:
"It turned scappy... we tried to run, they tried to stop us. We talked at half time and tried to get back to basics."
On whether this was a hollow win:
"It would have been good to do that on Saturday night. But third is better than fourth. It's great to get out there and be involved."
On the lessons New Zealand has learned at Rugby World Cup 2003:
"It is that hard-nosed attitude you can't afford to be off your game for a week. It's disappointing, but what doesn't kill you makes you stronger."
France coach Bernard Laporte on the way the match panned out:
"There wasn't a lot of difference between the two teams, in terms of domination and pressure at half time."
"We had good attack on the New Zealand line with the score line at 14-13. Then there were two tries in ten minutes and the game seemed gone."
On any regrets from Rugby World Cup 2003 and tonight:
"No. No real regrets. We have got to admit the supremacy of the All Blacks tonight. At the start of the World Cup, all the talk was of three strong teams: Australia, England and the All Blacks.
"There were times when we didn't play as well and there were times that we played fantastic, like in the first half against the Irish. If we had played like this throughout, I am sure we would have made the Final."
On the match:
"If you take a step back and look at it we've had a good World Cup - we made the Semi Finals."
On his thoughts of the Tournament:
"We think we had the team to beat England but rather than regret we need to look at what went right and what went wrong and focus on the young players coming through."