Riyaz Patel
A ruthless display of power rugby saw South Africa completely overrun England to claim their third Rugby World Cup in devastating fashion.
Twenty two points from the boot of fly-half Handre Pollard and second-half tries from wingers Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe broke English hearts in Yokohama on a disappointing night for Eddie Jones’s men.
England trailed 12-6 at the break after taking a hammering in the scrum and a series of handling errors.
Despite four penalties from captain Owen Farrell they never looked like closing that gap as the dominant Springboks produced an outstanding display to match those of 1995 in Johannesburg and 2007 in Paris.
Those were iconic moments for a nation besotted with rugby and when Siya Kolisi, the first Black Springbok captain, hoisted the William Webb Ellis trophy, the final part of a triumvirate that will endure forever in the country’s collective memory, following
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