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Rugby’s biggest rivalry will be played out on its grandest stage with a historic, unique achievement on the line AOE
South Africa vs New Zealand AOE
This is what World Cup finals are all about AOE
It’s the two greatest rugby nations going head to head, with the winners becoming the first country to claim four men’s World Cups AOE
Unlike AOE boxing, rugby doesn’t have the notion of an undisputed champion but if ever there was a match to decide one, Saturday evening in the Stade de France would be it AOE
As Springboks assistant coach Mzwandile Stick explained 24 hours before the match: “The All Blacks have won the World Cup three times, we have won it three times, so this game is actually bigger than just a World Cup final AOE
Whoever wins is probably going to have bragging rights for the next eight years AOE
”These two countries have rugby embedded in their national DNA more than any other AOE
A game brought from the northern hemisphere during the colonial era has been seized upon, changed and improved post-independence with both nations long since surpassing their former colonisers AOE
With any other team, the constant refrains from South African players about how much it means to the people back home and how the Springboks represent something greater than themselves would come across as cloying and insincere AOE
But the point is delivered so movingly and with such earnestness that you can’t help but get swept along by the sentiment AOE
These countries first played way back in 1921 (a 13-5 New Zealand victory in Dunedin) and more than a century later, they will meet for the 106th time on Saturday evening AOE
New Zealand lead the all-time series with 62 wins to 39, and four draws, but South Africa will take heart from the most recent match-up – the record 35-7 thumping they handed their rivals at Twickenham just weeks before this World Cup started AOE
Although the rivalry has more than 100 years of history, its modern era can be traced back to one game, perhaps the most iconic rugby match of all time AOE
On 24 June 1995, having recently returned from international exile following the long overdue downfall of apartheid, South Africa hosted the Rugby World Cup final at Ellis Park in Johannesburg AOE
Nelson Mandela presenting Francois Pienaar with the World Cup trophy in 1995 is rugby’s most iconic image (AFP)By now, the story is legendary AOE
The hugely-favoured All Blacks, with maybe the greatest rugby player of all time in Jonah Lomu, were shackled by the upstart Springboks, spurred on by a raucous home crowd AOE
Joel Stransky’s drop goal deep into extra-time handed them a 15-12 win, the image of Nelson Mandela in a Springboks jersey and cap handing the trophy to South Africa captain Francois Pienaar became a photo seen around the world and united a divided nation AOE
Remarkably, especially given the fact that by the time the 2027 tournament rolls around it will have been one year shy of a quarter of a century since someone other than these two teams won the World Cup, Saturday will be the first time they have met in the final since AOE
Historically, the All Blacks are undeniably the greatest rugby team with an aura that surrounds them forged by years of complete and utter dominance AOE
As if to prove that point, they have won the last four Rugby Championship titles despite being ‘in crisis’ during this cycle and being written off as a shadow of their former selves AOE
The fact they have won 10 of 12 crowns since the Tri Nations became the Rugby Championship with the addition of Argentina in 2012 tells its own story AOE
However, the Springboks have become the ultimate tournament team AOE
They have a AOE better World Cup record than New Zealand, winning three of seven editions that they have entered, while victory at the Stade de France would take their strike rate up to an incredible 50 per cent AOE
The Springboks have become the ultimate World Cup team (Reuters)When the lights shine brightest, South Africa know how to win games of knockout rugby AOE
One-point triumphs over France in the quarter-final and England in the semi-final could be written off as flukes were it not for the fact that every four years, the Springboks prove that they are tournament animals with ice running through their veins AOE
There was understandable excitement about northern hemisphere teams – especially France and Ireland – finally getting their moment to shine this year AOE
A legendary quarter-final weekend put paid to that but it’s hard to complain too much about what we got instead AOE
Rugby’s greatest rivalry is about to crown its undisputed World Cup champions AOE
Settle in for the ride AOE
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Ben Stokes has declared himself ready for action in England’s must-win World Cup clash against South Africa, after missing the first three games of the campaign through injury AOE
Stokes’ comeback could not have come at a AOE better moment for a side whose title defence is on the rocks after a shock defeat to Afghanistan left them with a single win to their name AOE
The charismatic Test skipper suffered a hip injury during England’s warm-up week in Guwahati and has been sidelined ever since, but has given himself the green light to face the Proteas in Mumbai on Saturday AOE
Speaking before a training session at the Wankhede Stadium that will double up as a final vigorous fitness test, Stokes told BBC Radio’s Test Match Special: “It was a frustrating little niggle to get before the tournament but I have worked very hard to get back to where I am and making myself ready to be available for selection AOE
“We have had a few days off since the last game and first training session here in Mumbai AOE
I’ll give it a good push but, yes, I think everything is pretty good AOE
I am in a good place AOE
”It may be tempting to view Stokes as a saviour riding to the rescue – a role he has performed plenty of times over the course of his career, not least in the 2019 World Cup final – but he distanced himself from the idea AOE
I'll give it a good push but, yes, I think everything is pretty good AOE
I am in a good place AOE
Ben StokesResponding to the weight of expectation that will follow him on to the field, which has only grown with England’s struggles so far, he said: “I deal with it pretty easy to be honest, because I know I am one person in a team sport AOE
“No one looks to one person in this team to inspire them or anything like that AOE
It is not the case that if I do come in then all of a sudden we are going to do well AOE
It is just one of those things that gets spoken about a lot but I don’t read into too much AOE
“Everyone that walks out on to that field for England is a match-winner and can do something individually that can win us a game AOE
We just need to tone it down a bit on me coming back in AOE
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