South Africa clinched a record fourth Rugby World Cup title with a 12-11 backs-to-the-wall victory at the Stade de France against New Zealand, doing just enough to deny the 14-man All Blacks and retain their crown in a helter-skelter Paris final. The Springboks seemed to have control of the game when, with Handre Pollard’s boot…
Last week, on 24 June, it was the 25th anniversary of the 1995 Rugby World Cup final when Francois Piennar inspired a nation by leading South Africa to their first World Cup triumph on home soil, earning great praise for his leadership from South African president Nelson Mandela. The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the…
Siya Kolisi followed in the footsteps of Springbok legends Francois Piennar and John Smit in lifting the Webb Ellis Cup after leading South Africa to Rugby World Cup glory in a one-sided victory over England in the final at the Yokohama Stadium. England started favourites after their stunning demolition of the All Blacks in the…
Reigning champions New Zealand are the top seeds in Pool B, where they are joined by automatic qualifiers South Africa and Italy, with repechage champions Canada and Africa qualifiers Namibia completing the group. The opening game in the pool sees the top two nations going head-to-head with the All Blacks taking on South Africa on…
