New Zealand 11-12 South Africa: Springboks win record fourth Rugby World Cup in dramatic final
New Zealand: (6) 11Try: B Barrett Pens:Mo'unga 2South Africa: (12) 12Pens:Pollard 4South Africa clinched a record fourth Rugby World Cup title by doing just enough to deny 14-man New Zealand and retain their crown in a helter-skelter final in Paris.
The Springboks seemed to have control when, with Handre Pollard's dead-eyed goalkicking having already given them a 9-3 lead, Sam Cane caught Jesse Kriel high in the 27th minute.
The New Zealand captain was shown a red card on review and another Pollard penalty left the All Blacks a man down, nine points behind and in deep trouble.
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