Boks brace for All Blacks blitz
The Springboks will try to deny New Zealand an early lead as they expect the All Blacks to fly out of the blocks in Saturday’s World Cup final.
The Springboks will try to deny New Zealand an early lead as they expect the All Blacks to fly out of the blocks in Saturday’s World Cup final.
Former New Zealand international Mils Muliaina says the Springboks need to start Handre Pollard if they want to beat the All Blacks in Saturday’s World Cup final.
In Saturday’s World Cup final, the Springboks can expect an All Blacks side that will know how to cope with the challenges they faced when the two teams last clashed at Twickenham.
World Rugby has officially confirmed that veteran English referee Wayne Barnes has been appointed as the man in the middle for Saturday’s World Cup final in Paris.
The 2023 Rugby World Cup final marks the 11th meeting between the Springboks and All Blacks since the appointment of Rassie Erasmus in 2018, South Africa having won four and drawing once.
In an extract from No Rules – The James Small Story, former Springbok centre Japie Mulder explains how they stopped All Blacks wing Jonah Lomu in the 1995 World Cup final.
On 23 October 2011, replacement flyhalf Stephen Donald kicked a match-defining penalty as New Zealand beat France to win the World Cup for the first time in 24 years.
After the Springboks edged England to set up a World Cup final with New Zealand, Jacques Nienaber’s coaching staff and players have plenty to think about before the battle for a record fourth title.
Ox Nche was called “the most destructive loosehead in the world” after the loosehead prop’s influential performance in that last-gasp World Cup semi-final victory over England.
Siya Kolisi says Ireland will be “lucky” to have Jacques Nienaber as the World Cup final marks the head coach’s final match in charge of the Springboks.