RWC Final: England v Springboks

[taniwharugby]

@gt12 SA first team to win after losing a game too.

Also are they the first TRC/Tri-Nations and RWC winner in same year or was that just us not able to win both?

[gt12]

@taniwharugby

I think they are.

Edit: Wikipedia confirms we won the 3N in 1999.

[Bovidae]

@gt12 said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

Interesting stat.

Edit:

Link not working, but anyway it shows that no team has ever won the WC after knocking out the ABs. At least we are the kiss of death.

Except Aussie in 1991.

[Kirwan]

@Frank said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@Nepia said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@antipodean said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@Crucial said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

That Farrell cock didn’t even have the decency to congratulate SA.

"Credit to South Africa, they were very good today"

Farrell is taking some shit in this thread, but apart from his shoulder tackles that WR let him get away with and the fact he's English he doesn't seem like that bad a bloke.

But HE SMIRKED AT OUR HAKA - REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I dislike him for faking being injured by a palm in the face. Very similar to the Brazilian nob many moons ago.

[gt12]

@Bovidae said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@gt12 said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

Interesting stat.

Edit:

Link not working, but anyway it shows that no team has ever won the WC after knocking out the ABs. At least we are the kiss of death.

Except Aussie in 1991.

Ha ha!

Edit: they said in the professional era.

[antipodean]

@gt12 said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

Interesting stat.

Edit:

Link not working, but anyway it shows that no team has ever won the WC after knocking out the ABs. At least we are the kiss of death.

Takes too much out of them.

[Bovidae]

The stat that has continued is that no team whose captain has a jersey number above 9 has won the RWC. In the professional era, it's only forwards. International coaches should take note.

[Nevorian]

And another interesting piece of trivia, Francois Steyn is the only player to win two world cups over a period of 12 years, both against England

[Duluth]

@Nevorian said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

And another interesting piece of trivia, Francois Steyn is the only player to win two world cups over a period of 12 years, both against England

Didn’t Os du Randt do that too?

[canefan]

@Duluth said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@Nevorian said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

And another interesting piece of trivia, Francois Steyn is the only player to win two world cups over a period of 12 years, both against England

Didn’t Os du Randt do that too?

Os won his first against us, second against England

[taniwharugby]

@Nevorian technically, we had a number of players got 2 Cups in 12 years...some only needed 8

[Nevorian]

@canefan oh shit I could stand corrected, he was around foe a long time so highly possible

[Duluth]

@Nevorian

He did win 12 years apart. Wasn’t sure if I was misreading your post

[canefan]

@Duluth said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@Nevorian

He did win 12 years apart. Wasn’t sure if I was misreading your post

Steyn won in 2007 and 2019 both against England. Os win his first against us and the second against England. So he doesn't apply to your trivia tidbit

[pakman]

@Mokey said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

SA fave moments of tournament:

1. Winning against England
2. Losing to NZ

England won it for Boks. ABs will beat them 2/3 right now.

Boks worthy RWC 2019 winners. And RC double unique to date.

[pakman]

@Duluth said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@Nevorian

He did win 12 years apart. Wasn’t sure if I was misreading your post

All dual Bok winners have.

[pakman]

@antipodean said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

@gt12 said in RWC Final: England v Springboks:

Interesting stat.

Edit:

Link not working, but anyway it shows that no team has ever won the WC after knocking out the ABs. At least we are the kiss of death.

Takes too much out of them.

Oz 1991?

[dejo]

@Yeetyaah starts at the top. E Jones pulled it off and stuffed it in his trouser pickets as soon as he was off stage.

[Bovidae]

If they didn't want them I'm sure some random Japanese fan would have liked a silver RWC medal.

[chimoaus]

If you haven't seen the post match press conference with the Boks it is well worth a watch. Full credit to both men and the Bok team as a whole, pure class. Rassie had a story they all bought into, much like how Razor does with the Crusaders.