‘ONE-POINT CHAMPIONS’
Springboks defeated France 29-28 in the quarterfinals, beat England 16-15 in the semi-finals, and were declared champions when they defeated New Zealand’s All Blacks with 12-11.

 

BNN reports that the Springboks have made history as the first team to win a World Cup final with a one-point margin.

The South Africans are back-to-back Rugby World Cup champions after edging home 12-11 in an epic and tense final at Stade France.
They are the Rugby World Champions for a record breaking fourth time.

South Africa’s cricket team, Proteas also survived a late scare to beat Pakistan by one wicket in their sixth ICC Cricket World Cup match on Friday, 27 October.

South African sports fans took to social media on Sunday morning to highlight the similarities between Proteas and the Springboks’ one-point wins.@pertunialadypee: “So we beat France with one point, England with one point and now New Zealand with one point just to prove a point

@giftjim: “We beat all those teams by a point just to prove a point we’re the greatest.”

@KeenanTerry: “Champion performance, strong teams all the way.”

@RON1NSenju: “Springboks are now the GOATs of rugby. ABs take a seat.”

Siya Kolisi hugged Cheslin Kolbe when the referee blew the final whistle to declare the Springboks World Cup winners for the fourth time.The Mirrior reports that Cheslin Kolbe couldn’t watch the final minutes of South Africa’s Rugby World Cup final win over New Zealand as he feared his yellow card would cost the Springboks.

 

The publication adds that Kolbe was given a yellow card in the latter stages of the final game against New Zealand’s All Blacks.

South Africans took to social media to embrace the winger, when a picture of him hiding his face went viral.

@JesseFJacobs said: “Get your head up Cheslin Kolbe, you may have made a mistake, but the Bokke and the country had your back!”

Sunday, 29 October also marks Kolbe’s 30th birthday, who revealed before the finals that today is not about him: “It is about the country, so my only focus now is to go on the field and give my best.”@dont_attack1: “Yooooh bruh I felt for him, I could already imagine what Twitter would do to him.”

@Robdabank13: “Feeling like that on your birthday is dangerous.”

@kgopotso_africa: “That was not a mistake, it was the hand of God. Imagine if that pass actually went through, they were going for a try.”

@maldhyr: “As Einstein mentioned…. do not focus on that one failure, but on the many good tries…and yes sir you had so many!”

Cheslin Kolbe’s wife Layla predicted on 15 October, when the Springboks beat France that the South African rugby team will win the World Cup on her husband’s birthday.

 
She said confidently at the time: “We are lifting that trophy on your birthday @cheslinkolbe 🙏🏽🙌🏽🏆☝️💚.”Springboks star player Cheslin Kolbe’s wife, Layla Kolbe took to her Instagram on Sunday, 29 October after Springboks beat the All Blacks to share a picture of her family celebrating his 30th birthday.

She captioned the family photo: “Happy Birthday Cheslin Kolbe! Thank you, Jesus! For Cheslin, for our families that have been here through it all, for South Africa. For His Glory!! Yes man take that! Champions!!!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🇿🇦💚💛🙏🏽. I told you so.”

A photo of Kolbe hiding his face went viral on Sunday morning on social media minutes before the Bokke took to stage to lift the cup.

A Springboks fan @Robdabank13 said on X: “Feeling like that on your birthday is dangerous.”

The Mirrior reports that Cheslin Kolbe couldn’t watch the final minutes of South Africa’s Rugby World Cup final win over New Zealand as he feared his yellow card would cost the Springboks. The winger was given a yellow card in the latter stages of the final game against New Zealand’s All Blacks.

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