- The Springboks successfully defended their Rugby World Cup title in dramatic fashion on Saturday.
- South Africa beat New Zealand 12-11 in a thrilling final at Stade de France.
- Millions of South Africans celebrated the Springboks triumph late.
- For more, please visit News24’s Rugby World Cup Zone.
The Springboks clinched a nail-biting 12-11 victory over 14-man New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final in Paris on Saturday, successfully defending their title and going on to claim a record fourth World Cup.
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Much to the delight of South Africans, the Springboks prevailed by a point and add to their titles in 1995, 2007 and 2019.
Naturally, social media went into a frenzy as the Boks lifted the Webb Ellis Cup:
Deon Fourie, the oldest Springbok debutant of all time, plays 77 minutes of the WORLD CUP FINAL at his emergency position of hooker.And he plays that on the winning team.Unreal. Absolutely unreal.
— Andy McGeady (@andymcgeady) October 28, 2023
South Africa survive a 14-man All Black onslaught to survive in the RWC’s ugliest finalNo team has ever taken a tougher route to a RWC title, playing the world’s Nos 1 & 5 in pool, winning the QF, SF & final by a point each v Fra, Eng & NZTheir mentality is bullet-proof
— Rúaidhrí O’Connor (@RuaidhriOC) October 28, 2023
If you are not South African, you can never understand what “World Cup Springboks” means to this country. Kolbe carried 65 million people on his shoulders here. Feeling like he let us down, but none of them did. Not a single one of them. #Springboks#RWCFinalpic.twitter.com/hdYC92YnCk
— Jeremy Loops (@JeremyLoops) October 28, 2023
Class from Siya Kolisi. If this is his last game as a Bok, then, man, he has left us more than he can ever know.
— Kevin McCallum (@KevinMcCallum) October 28, 2023
Pieter-Steph du Toit casually dropped the greatest #RWCFinal performance of all time. What did we just witness ??????
— Brandon Portnoy (@BrandonPortnoy) October 28, 2023
Through all the fire & fury, the hard days, the sweat, blood, & tears, the @Springboks have once again made us believe in something greater.Your victory rings far beyond the field. Again, you have united us as a nation, given us a foundation to make that unity last more than /1
— SA Deaf Rugby (@SADeafRugby) October 28, 2023
Pieter-Steph du Toit made 28 tackles tonight.Phenomenal performance, he has been immense all World Cup.
— Murray Kinsella (@Murray_Kinsella) October 28, 2023
What a final!!! ???? Congrats South Africa.. Springboks just know how to win World Cups!! I told you I don’t know what I’m talking about ?? #RWC2023#RWC2023Final
— Matt Giteau ???? (@giteau_rugby) October 28, 2023
Surely the greatest World Cup win ever.
— Tinus van Staden (@TinusvS4) October 28, 2023
Beating Scotland. Tonga. France. England. The All Blacks, in less than two months. This is the greatest Springbok team of all time.
— Sesethu Time (@time_sesethu) October 28, 2023
The love for the flag ????, salute to My Captain Siya. ???
— Julius Sello Malema (@Julius_S_Malema) October 28, 2023
Only country to defend the Rugby World Cup back to back.BY THE WAY IT’S A HOLLIDAY ON MONDAY, hopefully the President will announce.
— Marks Maponyane (@MarksMaponyane) October 28, 2023
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