The Springboks have won the Freedom Cup for the first time since 2009 as they beat New Zealand for a fourth consecutive time in a tense encounter at a sold-outThe match began as a tactical battle between the kickers, with Damian McKenzie securing three penalties for New Zealand and Handré Pollard responding with one for South Africa.
The All Blacks went into the break leading 9-3, but the Springboks emerged from the locker room with renewed determination. In a second half that had the crowd on the edge of their seats, Siya Kolisi and Malcolm Marx each crossed the try line to turn the tide in South Africa’s favor. Their defense held firm, keeping the All Blacks try-less throughout the match, a rare feat against the formidable New Zealand side.
The match will go down as one of the Springboks’ finest, with Cape Town’s passionate fans roaring in approval as their team lifted the Freedom Cup once again. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
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