2023-10-22 11:57:32
South Africa defeated England 16-15 in a very emotional match and qualified to play once morest New Zealand in the grand final of the France 2023 Rugby World Cup. England, for its part, will go next Friday the 27th from 4:00 p.m. in our country for the third place once morest Los Pumas in a match that, for the Argentines, will serve as revenge for the 27-10 defeat in the first match of the group stage.
At the Stade de France in Saint Denis and in the face of persistent rain that made Paris uncomfortable throughout the night, kicker Handre Pollard, shortly before the end, scored the victory for the Springboks, world champions in Japan 2019. But the English had managed lead 12-6 at halftime in a game that had many infractions and physical play to the limit from both sides.
England took advantage of the fact that Owen Farrell was intractable with his foot – he converted all four penalties he took in the first half – and defended solidly so that the South Africans had practically no chance of getting closer to a try. In any case, they were able to sustain themselves with penalties converted by Manie Libbok and Handré Pollard.
The second half started very even, with both teams taking few risks to avoid mistakes and with a lot of friction in all sectors. The knot ended up being untied by Owen Farrell with an exquisite drop from almost midfield to make it 15-6 in the 52nd minute. From there, England insisted on closing all avenues for the Springboks, who put in a lot of momentum and were able They scored with a try by pure power from RG Snyman and Pollard’s conversion, which put them within two points ten minutes from time.
South Africa never gave up and was rewarded. Handré Pollard scored a fantastic penalty to turn the game around in the final moments and the current world champion earned the right to defend the title once morest the All Blacks on October 28 in Paris. For England, the match narrowly escaped them at the end and now they will go once morest Los Pumas for the World Cup bronze medal.
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