'New Zealand wanted the win, South Africa needed it'

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'New Zealand wanted the win, South Africa needed it'

'New Zealand wanted the win, South Africa needed it'

BBC Sport

Published 29 Oct 2023

For South Africa, a country short on good news stories, losing the Rugby World Cup final and letting down 62m people was unthinkable.

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