PARIS: Defending champions South Africa expect Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final against “greatest foes” New Zealand to be a “grind” as both teams eye what would be a record fourth tournament title.
The Springboks and All Blacks share an unparallelled rivalry in the oval-ball sport and have reached the final at the Stade de France thanks largely to dramatic, quarter-final victories over France and Ireland, both of whom were fancied to make the latter stages.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.
“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”.
It is a remarkable journey for Pollard, who failed to make the initial 33-man squad through injury, but was called up as a replacement for Malcolm Marx after a 30-minute comeback in an English Premiership Cup match. Star winger Cheslin Kolbe is prepped to cover half-back while former sevens specialist Kwagga Smith can also play positions in the backline.
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