Rugby World Cup 2019: South Africa defeats England in final
The HinduMakazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe kicked England when it was down and Handre Pollard scored 22 points as magnificent South Africa won the Rugby World Cup 2019 final with a 32-12 victory. Pollard produced a masterclass from the tee, while Mapimpi and Kolbe crossed in the second half as South Africa became the first team to be crowned Southern Hemisphere and world champions in the same year. Four Owen Farrell penalties were all England could muster as South Africa defended magnificently, enabling Siya Kolisi to become the first black captain to lift the Webb Ellis Cup. Pollard and Farrell traded further penalties in an attritional encounter, but the lively Mapimpi chipped ahead before taking an offload from Lukhanyo Am to score South Africa's first ever World Cup final try 14 minutes from time.