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    Yes. Game over.

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      Looks like the match with that try.

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        South Africa's first ever try in a final, according to NBC. It was superb.

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          Well beaten.

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            Not the first time in the RWC that a semi-final display by a side has surpassed their display in a final.

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              Watson's had a bad 10 minutes: conceded the penalty then this knock on. A 10 point swing, potentially.

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                Originally posted by Arturo View Post
                Not the first time in the RWC that a semi-final display by a side has surpassed their display in a final.
                Did England have a longer rest here than NZ did in 1995? They had an extra 24 hours over S Africa here, of course.

                De Klerk having a stormer.

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                  Incredible try!

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                    That was superb. England really crushed now.

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                      And now it's a real hammering: 20 points gap

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                        Kolbe with a lovely try. Poor tackling perhaps but he's a wonderful player to watch. Reminds me of Shane Williams and Christophe Dominici.

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                          Brilliant second try now. SA have dominated this game in every aspect. Maybe Gatland was right about England giving everything in the semi final and having nothing left in the tank. They've been completely flat today.

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                            A couple of lovely steps in that try. Can’t begrudge this at all.

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                              Are they Scotland in disguise?

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                                Swing Low on that!

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                                  Thoroughly deserved. The best team won by a mile.

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                                    A World Cup For All Africa

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                                      Erasmus has done an amazing job seeing the state the Springboks were in a few years ago. Having the foreign based players back has made an impact of course.

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                                        Originally posted by Arturo View Post
                                        Not the first time in the RWC that a semi-final display by a side has surpassed their display in a final.
                                        Gatland knows.

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                                          That was the most "You've got to earn the right to go wide" performance I've ever seen. An absolute masterclass in that approach.

                                          What is the highest civic honour South Africa can bestow? Erasmus is due it.

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                                            England couldn't peak twice, just as NZ couldn't reproduce their QF form in the SF, whereas South Africa were consistently massive in scrums, mauls and defence in all three KO games, and tactically 100% throughout. The best all-round team and coach won the tournament, I would say.
                                            Last edited by Satchmo Distel; 02-11-2019, 11:25.

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                                              Yet only beat Wales by 3. What could have been...

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                                                どうもありがとう、日本. A wonderful World Cup.

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                                                  England blew it. South Africa were superb, but predictably good, not shocking England with some unforeseen game plan. And I know the media are not the team (if that was the case the ABs would be unbearable) but the story never really changes, does it - England sports team reaches a final, gets awarded cup before game, repeat on loop. Admittedly 90% of those "reckons" came from people who only woke up for the semi final, but still. Alan Pardew went on about it on football commentary duty last week, that was enough to have me cheering the Boks.

                                                  Congrats South Africa, and Japan.

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                                                    I don't know if we're all seeing the same TV pictures, but that shot of the trophy being engraved before full time was a kicker. "South Africa" was already on, must have started before the last try.

                                                    "World Rugby protocols broken", exclusive report.

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