South Africa have broken the hearts of England after claiming a thrilling 16-15 win in their Rugby World Cup semi-final on Sunday morning (AEDT).
The Proteas trailed virtually the entire game as England’s forwards came to play and were sensational in the wet conditions at the Stade de France in Paris.
Substitute Handre Pollard then nailed the penalty kick to put South Africa up 16-13 in the 77th minute and held on to claim a miracle comeback win.Even for 30 minutes. Fair play England. Good game plan well executed. But Springboks bench excellent ðªPollard, who once again proved the heartbreaker for the English having scored 22 points in the 32-12 victory in the 2019 World Cup final, came on after just half an hour of the match.
Wallabies great Tim Horan said on Stan Sport: “Wow that’s unbelievable from Pollard. England were so good for 77 minutes.”“Oh my goodness, to be honest I am lost for words,” former South Africa captain Bobby Skintad said on the BBC.Former Englandscrum half Matt Dawson also said: “England were magnificent today, but they will be gutted.
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