Springbok fans cheer their team’s RWC2019 semi-final win over Wales
YOKOHAMA - A hush. A dull thud. Brief silence. A roar. That was the sound of South Africa reaching their third Rugby World Cup final on Sunday. It was also the sound of Welsh hearts breaking.
They had been the stronger, bigger, harder men throughout the 19-16 win in Yokohama. It is with no small irony that the South Africans are known as Springboks — a medium-sized antelope. “As you can see, the coach doesn’t hide it,” captain Siya Kolisi said. “He goes straight for the six-two split because we want our forwards to take out everything... and the guys we bring on, you know you have got nothing to worry about - when you go off, the other guy is going to come on and bring it even more.”But while the giants of the veldt certainly laid the foundations of this victory, it was one of their smallest men, Faf de Klerk, 1.
The contrast between this contest and Saturday night’s breathtaking England win over New Zealand could not have been more stark.Rugby: We tried everything to break Springbok stranglehold, says Gatland When centre Damian De Allende brushed off Dan Biggar to crash over the line, it had looked like the end for Wales. But the Welsh are nothing if not durable, and found a way to stay in touch, with winger Josh Adams plunging over eight minute later.
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