South Africa and New Zealand play the final of the France 2023 World Cup

South Africa and New Zealand play the final of the France 2023 World Cup

October 28, 2023 – 08:45

RUGBY-WORLD – TELAM Agency

The teams from South Africa and New Zealand will play this Saturday in the final of the 2023 World Cup in France at the Stade de France, in the town of Saint Denis.

The match will begin at 4 p.m., it will be directed by referee Wayne Barnes from England and his assistants will be his compatriots Karl Dickson and Mattheu Carley, with transmission from Public TV, ESPN and the Star+ platform.

This final pits two great powers in world rugby against each other who will go for the four-time championship.

New Zealand and South Africa met five times in World Cups, with three wins for the All Blacks and two for the Springboks.

Since the beginning of the Rugby World Cups in 1987, the teams from South Africa and New Zealand have won six of the nine tournaments – the last four – while Australia won two (1991 and 1999) and England, one (2003).

The Springboks became world champions in 1995, 2007 and 2019, while New Zealand also won three titles in 1987, 2011 and 2015.

Source: Ambito

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