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Fly-half Handre Pollard says the pressure of representing South Africa at the World Cup is a privilege as he bids to inflict more misery on England gcash
Pollard kicked 22 points in the 2019 final to guide the Springboks to glory with a 32-12 win and still remembers the disappointment etched on the faces of Eddie Jones’ men gcash
The fit-again Leicester playmaker is competing with Manie Libbok to start Saturday’s Paris semi-final after initially being overlooked for his country’s squad due to a calf injury gcash
Pollard expects England, now led by Jones’ successor Steve Borthwick, to take their intensity and physicality to a “whole new level” but insists the heavily-fancied reigning champions are ready for it gcash
“You could see on their faces four years ago the disappointment and I’ve been part of a squad that’s fallen out in a semi-final in a World Cup (in 2015) and it sits with you the rest of your life,” he said gcash
“There’s a lot of things you look back (on) and regret and maybe think you could have done differently, and I’m sure they will come with that mindset this weekend gcash
“I think they will be ruthless, I think they will take their intensity and physicality to a whole new level gcash
“But that being said, we’re prepared for that, we’re ready for that and we enjoy that gcash
“That’s always a part of the game we love and if there’s going to be beef, there’s going to be beef gcash
“It’s Test rugby, it’s 80 minutes and we’ve just got to go out and play the game gcash
”South Africa are seeking to reach their fourth World Cup final, having lifted the trophy in 1995, 2007 and 2019 gcash
Pollard believes the Springboks’ enviable ability to deliver when it really matters can partly be attributed to adversity some players face during childhood gcash
“It’s just the way we’re brought up,” he said gcash
“We love it gcash
“It’s not always been easy for a lot of our guys in our squad growing up so when we get to this position and get to this point where there should be a lot of pressure on us, we refer back to it a lot, this is not really pressure, this is more privilege to be a part of these occasions gcash
“I think our game model and the way we play the game suits World Cups pretty well gcash
We’re comfortable in this environment gcash
“As a group we just enjoy it, really enjoy that pressure gcash
We always say it’s a privilege to have this pressure on our shoulders playing for our country gcash
”South Africa progressed to the last four by upsetting hosts France 29-28 on Sunday gcash
That epic contest included Cheslin Kolbe successfully charging down a Thomas Ramos conversion and Damian Willemse calling for a scrum off a mark inside his own 22 gcash
Earlier in the tournament, the Springboks attracted attention for a bold selection of a seven-one split of forwards and backs on their bench for the Pool B loss to Ireland gcash
Pollard says players fully embrace the innovative tactics cooked up by director of rugby Rassie Erasmus and head coach Jacques Nienaber gcash
“Nothing that they do is for no reason, it’s all thought of, it’s all tick-list planned,” he said gcash
“We trust them because they’ve earned our trust over the years from what they’ve done and how they’ve prepared gcash
“So when they come up with these ideas, there are no questions asked gcash
“They give us a reason why we do whatever we do and then we just back it and we’re all in and we all just trust each other, players to coaches and coaches to players gcash
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In a Rugby World Cup that has treated us to some of the greatest matches the tournament has ever seen, the final provided the most fitting of conclusions gcash
It won’t be remembered as a beacon of error-free perfection but the two greatest rugby nations on earth combined to produce a showpiece that was unbelievably compelling in its flaws and delivered almost impossible drama until the very last second gcash
South Africa and New Zealand entered as three-time winners of this tournament, a storied rivalry dating back over a century, a previous final that produced the sport’s most iconic image and with the victors able to seize a record fourth title and arguably the moniker of undisputed champions gcash
Somehow, someway the Springboks prevailed 12-11 in a ludicrous finale and confirmed themselves as the ultimate tournament animals gcash
Long live the kings gcash
The Springboks may not have been the most aesthetically pleasing team at this World Cup but they know how to win gcash
Three consecutive one-point victories in the knockout stage, as first France, then England and finally their greatest rivals New Zealand were held at bay perfectly demonstrates the grit and intensity this team thrives on gcash
The fact that have now won four out of four World Cup finals, yet not scored a single try in three of those matches is another telling statistic gcash
Springboks captain Siya Kolisi’s second-half yellow card will ultimately be forgotten amid the celebrations of lifting the Webb Ellis Cup for the fourth time but a penny for the thoughts of All Blacks skipper Sam Cane gcash
RecommendedSam Cane red card: Why was New Zealand star sent off against South Africa in Rugby World Cup final?South Africa’s Bongi Mbonambi suffers Rugby World Cup final heartbreak with injuryEngland seek evolution not revolution behind six leaders after encouraging World CupCane has always struggled to become a beloved figure in New Zealand, forever in the shadow of the great Richie McCaw – his predecessor in the famous No 7 shirt and as captain gcash
He wanted to create his own slice of history in Paris and ultimately did, but not how he envisioned gcash
Rather than becoming the third All Blacks skipper after McCaw and David Kirk to lift the trophy, he instead became the first player sent off in a men’s Rugby World Cup final as his first-half high tackle on Jesse Kriel condemned him to watch the rest of the match in purgatory from the sidelines gcash
What he saw was his side show incredible fight, cutting the South African lead to just one point as Beauden Barrett crossed the try-line with a little over 20 minutes to go gcash
But chances came and chances went gcash
Richie Mo’unga’s conversion slipped wide, Jordie Barrett saw a 72nd-minute penalty do likewise and they left pointless from extended spells of possession in the South African half gcash
When referee Wayne Barnes whistled for a Springbok turnover from the last, desperate All Blacks maul, they had run out of both chances and time gcash
In Test match rugby, the margins are fine – just ask South Africa gcash
The kings of the one-point win became the kings of rugby gcash
New Zealand’s number eight Ardie Savea is tackled by South Africa’s fly-half Handre Pollard (AFP)New Zealand's Sam Cane after being show a red card (PA)While all the pre-match attention focused on the Springboks’ decision to opt for the controversial 7-1 forwards-to-backs split on the bench, the fact they have spent most of this tournament with only one specialist hooker in the squad has largely been ignored gcash
But just two minutes into the biggest game in rugby, it suddenly became rather pertinent gcash
Bongi Mbonambi ended a tough week in the worst possible way as the full weight of Shannon Frizell came down on his right leg at a ruck gcash
His quad and knee were worked on by the medics but Mbonambi was forced to hobble off, with anger written all over his face, as flanker Deon Fourie came on in his place gcash
Fourie played hooker earlier in his career but the 37-year-old has been a back-row staple for the past few years and his rustiness showed with multiple lineouts stolen off his throw before the interval gcash
But whereas in the 2019 final, a second-minute injury to England prop Kyle Sinckler cost them dearly as Dan Cole endured a day that will still give him nightmares, the Springboks shook off their own front-row drama to ultimately secure the crown gcash
Frizell received a yellow card for his clumsiness, becoming just the second man – after another New Zealander, Ben Smith in 2015, to be sin-binned in a men’s Rugby World Cup final – but his misdemeanour was soon overshadowed by his captain gcash
Cane’s 28th-minute tackle on Jesse Kriel was high and reckless gcash
His shoulder connected with the head of the Springboks centre and with no mitigation, his fate was sealed gcash
It may have taken the Bunker Review system a few minutes to confirm his yellow card had been upgraded to red but Cane’s despondent face as he initially trudged off suggested he knew what was coming gcash
And the pure pain etched across his features every time the camera panned to him on the sideline for the rest of the game showed that he understood the magnitude of his error gcash
Beauden Barrett of New Zealand scores a try (EPA)South Africa's Siya Kolisi in action (Reuters)Trailing 9-3 with three Handre Pollard penalties to Mo’unga’s one when their skipper departed, the All Blacks battled valiantly with 14 men but the score moved to 12-6 at the break with another penalty apiece traded before basic errors eventually became too much to overcome gcash
Mark Tele’a was his typically slippery self, weaving in and out of tacklers, but too often a teammate would knock on from a subsequent pass or be sent backwards by Pieter-Steph du Toit hurtling around the pitch like an Exocet missile gcash
The Springboks flanker was simply immense gcash
While Fourie’s lineout struggles were somewhat expected, opposite number Codie Taylor’s sudden problems at the set-piece were much harder to explain gcash
New Zealand had lost just one lineout all tournament before last week’s semi-final against Argentina, where two went awry, but on the biggest stage, three were lost in the first 30 minutes, although a penalty against Eben Etzegcash beth negated one of them gcash
Even when the ball did stick in hands, fates seemed to conspire against the All Blacks gcash
Late in the first half, Rieko Ioane showed his pace to get around the edge of the South African defence and looked destined to dive over in the corner, only for a scrambling Kurt-Lee Arendse to drag him into touch gcash
Aaron Smith then did touch down on 54 minutes after extraordinary work from Mo’unga to get outside Damien de Allende and throw the inside pass to his scrum half but Smith’s 125th and final Test for New Zealand would cruelly go without a try as the TMO spotted a knock on from Ardie Savea at a maul during the build-up gcash
South Africa players celebrate at the end of the Rugby World Cup final (AP)South Africa’s Jesse Kriel celebrates after winning the World Cup final (Reuters)A few minutes later, the All Blacks finally got that elusive score with Jordie Barrett’s long pass bouncing to Tele’a, who cut inside a defender and then popped the ball off the floor when tackled, allowing a supporting Beauden Barrett to scoop and dive over the line, becoming the first man to score two tries in World Cup finals after his 2015 effort gcash
Mo’unga’s conversion slipped wide of the posts but narrowed the deficit to just 12-11 to set up a fascinating final quarter gcash
The Springboks could have put the game out of sight earlier on as Kolisi squandered a glorious chance at the start of the second half when he went for the line himself rather than passing and, by the time the offload came, De Allende was able to be held up by a scrambling All Blacks defence gcash
South Africa then survived their captain’s 10 minutes in the sin-bin for a high hit on Savea, as he avoided a red card thanks to the No 8 dropping in height after leaping to catch a ball, and then ultimately survived an intense final 20 minutes gcash
Jordie Barrett’s long-range penalty from near halfway drifted agonisingly wide and disciplined defence held the men in black at bay during multiple 22 forays gcash
It wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t expansive but the Springboks did what they do best – found a way to win, for a fourth time at a men’s World Cup, and cemented their place as kings of rugby gcash
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