South Africa overcame a 14-man New Zealand team to secure a 12-11 victory and claim their fourth Rugby World Cup title. Despite being a player down, the All Blacks fought bravely, but it was Handre Pollard's four penalties that ultimately sealed the win for the Springboks.
The Springboks produced a defensive masterclass in Paris South Africa survived a courageous fightback from 14-man New Zealand to claim a record fourth Rugby World Cup title courtesy of a 12-11 victory at the Stade de France on Saturday night.
The momentum shifted again moments later when Springboks captain Siya Kolisi was penalised for a high challenge and, for 10 minutes at least, the two teams were on an even footing. New Zealand thought they had scored one of the great World Cup final tries after a spellbinding run from Richie Mo’unga, who escaped a tackle, threw a dummy and turned on the afterburners before offloading to Aaron Smith to cross the whitewash.
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