Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber and captain Siya Kolisi thanked South Africa for inspiring them to overcome the All Blacks.
Photo: Backpagepix Photo: Backpagepixto record a third successive nail-biting one-point victory in the playoffs on their way to a record-breaking fourth Rugby World Cup title.“I wish I could show you the amount of messages and videos of what was going on in South Africa. I think there was 62 million people that united behind us.
“There’s no ways where I come from I could have dreamed to be here today. I couldn’t even dream I could be here today. We come from different walks of life. I had my own goals and ambitions. Nienaber said: “Relief is probably the first word that comes to mind, in the sense of the special group of players we have. As a management and leadership group we always thought ‘we can’t mess this up’.
Man of the match Pieter Steph du Toit turned in a herculean effort making 28 tackles and received high praise from Nienaber: “He was phenomenal. Defence is my department and he was exceptional. I must say in the last couple of games, he wanted it desperately. Not only him, but everyone wanted it desperately.“He put himself in the right positions. I always joke that if there’s a white plastic bag that blows over the field, he would probably chase that down as well.
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