PARIS (AP) — South Africa and New Zealand will collide in the Rugby World Cup final and the latest chapter in their ferocious century-old rivalry guarantees history.
One of them will win a record fourth title. South Africa could clinch back-to-back World Cups. New Zealand has a chance at a third triumph in four tournaments.
England and Argentina are this World Cup’s nearly men, who made the semifinals against all expectations only to fall at that hurdle and just miss rugby’s biggest game.World Rugby reviewing allegation from England’s Curry of racial slur by Mbonambi at Rugby World Cup The Springboks escaped with a 16-15 victory after replacement flyhalf Handre Pollard’s nerveless late penalty from near the halfway line.
With that, New Zealand surged into a record fifth final in 10 Rugby World Cups, and gave itself a chance at avenging its loss in one of the sport’s most famous games.
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