He’s integral to their success. The match was played at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg on 24 June 1995 between the host nation, South Africa, and New Zealand. Four years ago, fans in England woke up with a hollow feeling. Rugby World Cup 2019 results: Every fixture and final score from Japan. Ben Youngs’ passing has been all over the show, George Ford kicks out on the full… this is not going well.Everything from England is just a fraction off at the moment.A simple line-out sees Ben Youngs absolutely spear a pass that Billy Vunipola has to dive full length to retrieve.George Ford then misjudges his kick by a centimetre to hand the Boks the advantage.Handre Pollard makes it count, curling home from just on the right hand side.Another chance for South Africa to go ahead from the tee after conceding a penalty at scrum time...Looks like Bongi Mbonambi – the South African hooker – was knocked out by Courtney Lawes’ leg in the tackle there. The home of Rugby Union on BBC Sport online. A taste of their own medicine here.South Africa get the upper hand at the scrum and De Klerk goes quickly with the penalty.Le Roux makes some good ground, Kolbe shows quick hands and Mapimpi keeps possession as we go wide left again.England have to clear from their own line now.Sinckler manages to walk off but it is unlikely he will be back now.Cole is on, a fine player in his own right who is England's second-most capped prop of all time, so not a bad replacement.Horrible moment. He has gone off like Sinckler, to be replaced by the shy, retiring and small Malcolm Marx… oh, hang on he’s the tallest and heaviest hooker in the world!Despite the many delays, Farrell kicks it over consummately and we are level.Well, they concede a scrum penalty immediately after as Itoje misjudges the catch from the kick-off.Two changes for South Africa actually as Lood De Jager looks to have picked up a knock.


The 1995 Rugby World Cup Final was the final match of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, played in South Africa. When we had the ball but couldn’t build any pressure. Billy is driven back again a yard out.It goes wide through the backs! Every day he thinks about that moment time. At half-time Eddie has to get line outs and scrums sorted else England are going down.

The psychological effects of an 8 man push like South Africa's is something you cant underestimate. It has all come from unforced errors and that is where SA got and on score board.There was a line out where they over complicated things and Youngs panicked and threw a loose pass. What this will be a catalyst for is absolutely immense.You feel for the English, they were incredible throughout the whole tournament but this means so much more than just rugby to SA. Henry Slade is on and we go to the Six Nations combination in midfield.Rather predictably, England get pinged again at the scrum.Joe Marler is determined to right the problems but he straight-arms, crabs to the side and the Boks get the kick up the pitch.England are being beaten into submission at the scrum, and Pollard is making them pay from the tee.That score has uncomfortable echoes of 2007...Hardly a time for Dan Cole to breathe a sigh of relief as The Beast goes off – on comes Steven Kitshoff and Vincent Koch; both enormous and brilliant in the scrum… as proved by that latest penalty.Two changes for South Africa, both the front rows going off.Koch and Kitschoff on now, Mtawarira and Malherbe off. RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL - England 12-32 South Africa, RESULT: Heartbreak as Handre Pollard kicking masterclass and tries from Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe earn Springboks win South Africa earned their third World Cup win - drawing them level with New Zealand - through 22 Handre Pollard points and late tries from Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe.This showdown was a rematch of the 2007 final, which saw the Springboks triumph 15-6 in Paris, but Eddie Jones' men were comprehensively outmuscled throughout.Sportsmail's James Ayles provided live coverage, including all the build-up, action and the best pictures.“We struggled to get on the front foot, they had dominance and it’s hard to play on back-foot ball.
I would love to see some of the scenes back home.

Don’t expect England to race away with it. It’s like when a batsman can’t hit the ball not in the centre of the bat.