Rugby: A long and rich Rugby rivalry will enter a new chapter where New Zealand and South Africa battle it out for Sunday's Rugby World Cup final clash.
Springboks & NZ chasing history in final | 00:57Defending champions South Africa are facing New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final as both teams eye what would be a record fourth tournament title.
After northern hemisphere teams finished atop all four pools, hopes were high that the Webb Ellis Cup would go to Europe for the first time since England in 2003. South Africa have never lost a World Cup final, winning the 1995, 2007 and 2019 editions, but coach Jacques Nienaber predicts a tight final, a “grind”.
“The All Blacks have won the World Cup three times, we have won it three times, so this game is almost bigger than just a World Cup final,” added Stick.All Blacks coach Ian Foster, whose team went down 27-13 to hosts France in the opening game of the tournament in early September, added that the final featured “two teams who have been old foes for a long time”.
Hooker Bongi Mbonambi also starts, having been cleared by World Rugby of having used a racial slur against England’s Tom Curry in last weekend’s semi-final, much to the ire of the English federation.Nienaber also plumped for seven forwards among the replacements, with just veteran full-back Willie Le Roux representing the backs.
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