South Africa's Siya Kolisi lifts the William Webb Ellis trophy after his Sprinboks team defeated New Zealand to retain the Rugby World Cup. The match was marked by a red card for All Black captain Sam Cane.
South Africa 's Siya Kolisi lifts the William Webb Ellis trophy after his Sprinboks team defeated New Zealand to retain the Rugby World Cup . South Africa 's Siya Kolisi lifts the William Webb Ellis trophy after his Sprinboks team defeated New Zealand to retain the Rugby World Cup . Rugby World Cup
What an epic, seesawing contest it was. It will be remembered as a tale of two captains. When Siya Kolisi, South Africa’s first black rugby captain, hoisted the Webb Ellis Cup aloft in Japan four years ago it was one of the sport’s most memorable images and now, for every Springbok supporter, there is a glorious sense of deja vu. For his All Black counterpart, Sam Cane, in contrast, it turned out to be the darkest of nights.
Up in the stands two of tennis’s all-time greats, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, would have empathised with the gladiatorial combat. The Springboks, with Handré Pollard kicking superbly and the all-action Pieter-Steph du Toit reproducing the form that made him world player of the year in 2019, are never done and have become only the second men’s team, after New Zealand in 2015, to win successive finals.
The weeping skies made it feel all the more intense. Never mind Jacques Nienaber, the volume of pre-game rain would have made Jacques Cousteau feel at home. For New Zealand a slippery ball was potentially bad news. More spillages equates to more scrums. And this South Africa side, as England can attest, absolutely loves scrummaging. Before Barrett’s score the Springboks had also never conceded a try in three World Cup finals.
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