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South Africa clinches record rugby world title beating New Zealand
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They now have four titles, overtaking their opponents in the final

South African is still the rugby world champion. At the World Cup in France, the South Africans defended their trophy after a difficult victory with 12:11 against the New Zealand team. The match was played at the Stade de France in Paris, with over 80,000 fans in the stands.

It is a fourth title for the South Africans, who became the second team to win back-to-back titles. Also with the win, South Africa overtook today’s opponent in terms of honors in the tournament, with which they had three each before today’s final.

In the first half, the South Africans were much more attacking and scored four penalty kicks for 12 points. Their New Zealand rivals also opened the scoring and converted two penalties to go into the break with six points.

After the break, the “All Blacks” showed a completely different face and about a quarter of an hour after the game resumed, the New Zealanders added another five points to their asset. Then they launched a furious attack that left the opposition breathless, pushing into their own half and doing everything in their power to turn the score around.

However, this did not happen and South Africa maintained their lead at the cost of a lot of effort and sweat, as well as not a few drops of blood.