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Handre Pollard kicked four penalties to help South Africa to a nail-biting 12-11 victory over 14-man New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday to claim a record fourth title.Yet another punishing hit by Du Toit, this time on Will Jordan, piled the pressure back on New Zealand, Pollard kicking his fourth penalty.
South Africa produced a magnificent defensive effort to edge 14-man New Zealand 12-11 in an arm-wrestle of a Rugby World Cup final, claiming the Webb Ellis Cup for the fourth time in eight attempts.
Not the history he was aiming for. New Zealand captain Sam Cane has become the first ever player to be red-carded in a World Cup final.
Gaza under blackout as Israel declares new phase in warGaza was largely cut off from the outside world on Saturday after Israel rained more bombs from the air and suggested that its long-promised ground offensive against Hamas militants controlling the Palestinian enclave had begun. Read more at straitstimes.com.
South Africa became the first team to win the Rugby World Cup four times when they beat New Zealand 12-11 after the All Blacks were reduced to 14 men after