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'The Springboks didn't do it for you. They did it for us'
You don't like the South African team? Good. Your hate doesn't matter.
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The killer problem that plagued the All Blacks' World Cup campaign
The All Blacks had been riding their luck for longer than they should have thought safe.
Analysis
How Pieter-Steph du Toit led the Springboks to another World Cup title
South Africa, with Pieter-Steph du Toit leading the way, has again proven itself the biggest and baddest beast on the planet.
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Fabien Galthié's French honeymoon is over
As public and media attitudes cool towards him, which version of the French coach will we see next?
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Mick Cleary: 'The RFU need to give the English public some assurance that things can get better'
Steve Borthwick's side have put respectability into the shirt but it is a mirage to suggest all in rosy in England's garden
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The 2023 Rugby World Cup team of the tournament
There were outstanding individual performances over seven weeks and 48 matches but some players put in Herculean shifts
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Rugby's most thrilling rivalry will take centre stage in World Cup final
England, Argentina, France, Ireland, Wales and Fiji might disagree, but the World Cup has landed the dream final.
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Jacques Nienaber has pinned Springboks' World Cup hopes on gratuitous risk
A 7-1 bench is an absurd proposition but it's especially hard to comprehend when it forces the omission of one of the Springboks' …
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'For South Africans, there is no greater challenge'
The 2023 Rugby World Cup final is just another chapter in a 102-year page-turner in which the All Blacks currently have bragging r…
Analysis
Will All Blacks or Springboks taste World Cup glory at Stade de France?
The equation is simple for the All Blacks and Springboks on Saturday night: dominate the opening exchanges.
Opinion
How the France and England wins showed the Springboks are built different
After narrow one-point wins over France and England, South Africa have proved a resolve that few can match
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The All Blacks' hopes against Springboks rest on young shoulders
The scrum battle will prove decisive at the Stade de France on Saturday night.
