Not the history he was aiming for. New Zealand captain Sam Cane has become the first ever player to be red-carded in a World Cup final.
New Zealand captain Sam Cane has become the first ever player to be red-carded in a World Cup final, as South Africa went on to make the man advantage count. Not the history he was aiming for.The All Blacks skipper was sin-binned, at first, but his yellow for a high shot on Jesse Kriel was upgraded to a red after a review by the officials in the 'bunker'.
Cane was trying to make a dominant hit inside the Springbok 22 but he was too high and was asking for trouble with the shot. Another New Zealand back rower goes to the bin, with Sam Cane guilty of a high tackle. And another nervy wait to see if this one is upgraded to redEven before that huge moment, Wayne Barnes had annoyed New Zealand by awarding a penalty against Ardie Savea when it looked as though he had won a breakdown turnover.
As Handre Pollard lined up a penalty, which he kicked to make it 9-3, Barnes told the Kiwis he had seen the replay, was sorry but was sticking to his call.Ahead of the game, Sam Cane had spoken about wanting to send departing coach Ian Foster off on a high."We’ve got so many reasons to want to play well. One’s not bigger than the other. We want to make New Zealand proud. The support has been truly overwhelming, it makes you so damn proud to be a Kiwi.
The Springboks won 12-11 after going in 12-6 up at the break. Beauden Barrett scored a try in the corner but Richie Mo'unga missed the conversion and Jordie Barrett missed a penalty in the final 10 minutes.Lawrence Dallaglio comments on referee blow up as Matt Williams trolls SpringboksJohnny Sexton linked with swift return to Ireland as Mike Catt set to depart
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