South Africa wins its fourth Rugby World Cup, second in a row
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The South African rugby team won this Saturday by a tight 11-12 against New Zealand in the grand final of the World Cupheld in France, and won the title for the fourth time in its history, breaking ties precisely with the oceanic team at the top of the World Cup track record.
The early yellow card shown to New Zealander Shannon Frizell showed that the match was going to be tough, difficult and full of tension. The New Zealanders were left with one man less for the expulsion with a direct red to their captain Sam Cane before the half hour is up.
Until that moment, the South African team had been 3-9 up thanks to three punishing blows taken by Pollard. He immediately transformed another (3-12), and New Zealand responded in kind with Richie Mo’unga’s second converted penalty. With that 6-12 Intermission was reached.
However, the Ocean team kept trying and found a reward in the 58th minute, with a try from Beauden Barrett. Mo’unga missed the subsequent conversion and Jordie Barrett also missed a penalty shot in the 74th minute, wasting his team’s bullets for the comeback.
England beats Argentina by a whisker and takes the bronze (23-26)
England this Friday he took the bronze medal of the Rugby World Cup after beat Argentina by a tight 23-26in a match in which Los Pumas were able to force extra time.
Nicolás Sánchez missed a penalty shot in the 75th minute that would have tied the gamein a very exciting final phase in which the albicelestes attacked with everything and were not far from the test.
Source: Eitb
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