The Springboks are just two victories shy of securing their fourth Rugby World Cup championship, and their first challenge is England.
The Springboks are close to clinching their fourth Rugby World Cup championship, requiring just two victories to attain this accomplishment, and their first obstacle is a match against England. Image by World Rugby.
“The rivalry has been around long before my time,” said Springbok captain Siya Kolisi. “They play hard.”Sport looks back on the previous five encounters between the two nations: England head coach Clive Woodward had said he wanted to be judged on the World Cup after an unimpressive year. Woodward survived despite his throwing down the gauntlet going badly awry — and as luck would have it, England were drawn in South Africa’s pool. This time it was the English who pulled away to a comfortable win and their kicker who put the Springboks to the sword.
The Springboks also reached the final, their first since the epic 1995 victory on home soil. It was a far tighter affair than the pool match — happily for the England supporters — but ended 15-6 to the Boks.Even England’s talisman Wilkinson could not manufacture another miracle. The English had one brief moment of hope as Mark Cueto went over the line, but he was judged to have had a foot in touch.
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