South Africa emerged as the ultimate superpower in rugby, winning a record fourth World Cup title in a final filled with nerve-shredding decisions by English referee Wayne Barnes. The match was marred by controversial calls and a first-half red card, making it a decider for the title of the greatest nation in the sport. Despite a spectacular onslaught by their bitter rivals, South Africa withstood the pressure and emerged victorious.
claimed the crown of rugby’s ultimate superpower in a World Cup final of nerve-shredding decisions by the English referee Wayne Barnes, including a first-half red card to
In the third minute New Zealand flanker Shannon Frizell went to the sin bin after landing on the leg of the Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi – but the bunker decided it was accidental rather than a deliberate act, so Frizell came back on. Barnes gave the crossed-arms signal for the minimum yellow-card threshold being met, and five minutes later the verdict of red came through, as was inevitable under the current, rigorous interpretation of the law – “high degree of danger, and no mitigation,” as described by the bunker through their intermediary, the TMO, Tom Foley.
No team has won a men’s World Cup final from being behind at half-time. And South Africa had not conceded a try in their previous three finals, all wins. Only one of those records was about to change. On 51 minutes, with 14 men versus 14 still, New Zealand put a penalty to touch seven metres out, but Savea’s quick break was met hard by Faf de Klerk, and Jordie Barrett and Will Jordan fluffed the subsequent switch to the shortside.
Mo’unga missed the tricky left-to-right conversion, to leave the Springboks one point ahead, and now deploying the heavy mob of their
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