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Rugby’s biggest rivalry will be played out on its grandest stage with a historic, unique achievement on the line soccer
South Africa vs New Zealand soccer
This is what World Cup finals are all about soccer
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 soccer
Unlike soccer 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 soccer
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 soccer
Whoever wins is probably going to have bragging rights for the next eight years soccer
”These two countries have rugby embedded in their national DNA more than any other soccer
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 soccer
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 soccer
But the point is delivered so movingly and with such earnestness that you can’t help but get swept along by the sentiment soccer
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 soccer
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 soccer
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 soccer
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 soccer
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 soccer
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 soccer
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 soccer
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 soccer
Historically, the All Blacks are undeniably the greatest rugby team with an aura that surrounds them forged by years of complete and utter dominance soccer
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 soccer
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 soccer
However, the Springboks have become the ultimate tournament team soccer
They have a soccer 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 soccer
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 soccer
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 soccer
There was understandable excitement about northern hemisphere teams – especially France and Ireland – finally getting their moment to shine this year soccer
A legendary quarter-final weekend put paid to that but it’s hard to complain too much about what we got instead soccer
Rugby’s greatest rivalry is about to crown its undisputed World Cup champions soccer
Settle in for the ride soccer
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Aston Villa boss Unai Emery played down his side’s Champions League credentials despite thrashing West Ham soccer
Villa are just two points off Premier League pacesetters Manchester City and Arsenal following Sunday’s 4-1 win soccer
Douglas Luiz’s double and clinical finishes from Ollie Watkins and Leon Bailey ended Villa’s Hammers hoodoo, for their first victory over West Ham since 2015 soccer
They returned to fifth spot, just a point adrift of the top four, with games against Luton, Nottingham Forest and Fulham coming up next soccer
“There are seven teams contending soccer
We are after seven teams; Man City, Man United, Liverpool, Tottenham, Arsenal, Chelsea and Newcastle,” said Emery, with fifth potentially offering a Champions League place this term soccer
“Dream, always soccer
My dream is to win the Champions League but now we are fifth and we are going to face each match trying to get a good performance soccer
“It’s 38 matches and we lost at Newcastle, we lost at Liverpool soccer
They are matches we are not going to play again soccer
“I prefer to speak about the matches we won but I have to speak about the matches we lost soccer
This is the balance soccer
We have to be very demanding soccer
“In the table West Ham were two points behind us and the level we have now, they have as well soccer
It was very important soccer
“The process is going in the right way, it’s going to be difficult soccer
In the end we won 4-1 soccer
”Luiz had already tested Alphonse Areola from distance before opening the scoring after half an hour, firing in from the edge of the box after good work by Nicolo Zaniolo and Watkins soccer
Six minutes after the break Villa were gifted a second when Lucas Paqueta sold Edson Alvarez short and he brought down Ezri Konsa for Luiz to convert from the spot soccer
But Jarrod Bowen grabbed a lifeline for the Hammers soon after when his shot hit Pau Torres to creep into the corner soccer
The visitors sensed a recovery, Matty Cash heading over Nayef Aguerd’s shot, but with 16 minutes left Watkins ended any ideas of a comeback soccer
He latched onto John McGinn’s long ball, skipped past Kurt Zouma and lashed into the roof of the net soccer
There was still time for Bailey to get in on the act in the final minute, beating Areola from six yards after giving Aguerd the slip soccer
It was just West Ham’s third league defeat of the season, leaving manager David Moyes frustrated soccer
“I’m not having my teams losing four goals as soft as we did today soccer
There were things which I can say we did quite well but I didn’t think we were hard enough to play against,” said Moyes, whose side are now ninth soccer
“Today wasn’t so good soccer
More importantly nearly every ball we played around the box was the wrong decision and it led to us hardly creating enough opportunity to score soccer
“The lads kept on fighting and it looked like we were the team in ascendancy at 2-1 but they punished us really quickly and that took the game beyond our reach soccer
“Villa are probably just behind the top three or four in the Premier League and today was a challenge to see what level we were at and I thought we fell below that soccer
“It was a very close first half, we missed opportunities to score soccer
We had opportunities to make chances to score and that was the bit bugging me at half-time soccer
”More aboutPA ReadyUnai EmeryChampions LeagueManchester CityPremier LeagueArsenalDavid MoyesNottingham ForestLutonFulhamLeon BaileyWest HamVillaLiverpoolNewcastleDreamEzri KonsaAlphonse AreolaKurt ZoumaJarrod BowenNicolo Zaniolo1/1We’re after seven teams – Unai Emery plays down Villa’s Champions League chancesWe’re after seven teams – Unai Emery plays down Villa’s Champions League chancesAston Villa manager Unai Emery (centre) saw his side beat David Moyes’ West Ham 4-1 on Sunday (Nick Potts/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today soccer
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