This was the Rugby World Cup final New Zealand wasn't expected to reach. Then to get there against arch foe South Africa and lose it 12-11 — one measly point — while playing most of it without the inspirational skipper just made the experience on Saturday all the more agonizing. Ian Foster couldn't have been more chuffed after his last match as coach of the All Blacks.
By Nick Mulvenney PARIS (Reuters) - South Africa produced a magnificent defensive display to edge 14-man New Zealand 12-11 in a compelling arm-wrestle of a Rugby World Cup final and win the Webb Ellis Cup for a record fourth time. Only a single yellow card had been shown in nine previous World Cup finals but…
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By Nick Mulvenney
PARIS (Reuters) - South Africa.
Handre Pollard kicked four penalties to help South Africa to a nail-biting 12-11 victory over 14-man New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday to claim a record fourth title. As is so often the case with finals, the match proved to be a tight, edgy encounter at a rain-soa ..