South Africa won their third Rugby World Cup, beating England 32-12 at Yokohama, Japan, on Saturday. Tries from Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe helped South Africa put up a strong showing, with help from 22 points from Handre Pollard.
South Africa, led by Rasssie Erasmus, went into half-time, leading 12-6 as England kept repeating errors. Pollard rubbed it in for England, kicking four out of five penalties. England lost an injured Kyle Sinckler within just three minutes.
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Owen Farrell helped England narrow the gap to just three points. However, with Farrell missing a chance and then switching to fly-half, South Africa managed to extend its lead, with Pollard, scoring a penalty kick, before Kolbe put the finishing touches to their World Cup triumph.