When the Springboks and All Blacks meet in the Rugby World Cup final, the sport's biggest rivals will write another chapter in rugby's most storied grudge match.
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When New Zealand wanted to debut a new haka, it wasn't the touring British and Irish Lions who were first subjected to the Kapa o Pango — despite the enormity of that once-every-12-year tour. New Zealand were among the first international teams to cancel a tour of South Africa in 1967, although the New Zealand Rugby Union opposed the political intervention.
The frustration and anguish of the tours continuing to take place came to a head during the infamous Rebel Tour of 1981. A crushing 29-9 quarterfinal victory at Docklands in 2003, a 20-18 victory at Twickenham in the 2015 semifinal, and a 23-13 win during the pool stages of the 2019 tournament in Yokohama — the Springboks' only defeat of a title-winning tournament."It's massive," All Blacks defence coach Scott McLeod said during the week.
"Our battles with the All Blacks, there is a lot of history between us. We have played them a couple of times this year but going into a World Cup final I don't think any of those previous encounters count," Davis said.
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