South Africa completes a successful defence of its crown with a tense 12-11 victory over the All Blacks, who played most of the final without captain Sam Cane after he was sent off in Paris. Follow all the action in our live blog.
South Africa has completed a successful defence of its Rugby World Cup crown with a tense 12-11 victory over the All Blacks, who played most of the final without captain Sam Cane after he was sent off in Paris.
That late penalty was sparked by an intentional knock on from Springboks winger Cheslin Kolbe, who was shown a yellow card and finished the match in tears, barely able to watch from the sideline. "I want to tell the people of South Africa 'thank you so much'. This team just shows what you can do. As soon as we work together, all is possible, no matter in what sphere — in the field, in offices, it shows what we can do. I am grateful for this team, I am so proud of it.
"Extremely gutted and disappointed. First of all that the guys had to play with 14 men for the last 50-odd minutes."I'd like to say well done to South Africa. Back-to-back , they have been a fantastic team. "People who are not from South Africa don't understand what it means for our country. It is not just about the game. Our country goes through such a lot. We are just grateful that we can be here.
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