Dominant South Africa lifts the Rubgy World cup after defeating England

England (6) 12

Pen:  Farrell 4

South Africa (12) 32

Try: Mapimpi, Kolbe, Con: Pollard 2 Pen: Pollard 6

South Africa beat England with a ruthless display of power rugby to win their third Rugby World Cup.

Twenty two points from the bold fly-half Handre Pollard and second-half tries from wingers Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe ensured England into defeat at the Yokohama  stadium.

England had trailed 12-6 at the interval after taking a hammering in the scrum and making a series of handling errors. Despite four penalties from captain Owen Farrell they never looked like closing that gap as the springboks produced a match winning display to those of 1995 in Johannesburg and 2007 in Paris.

Siat Kolisi lifted the William Webb Ellis trophy aloft as the first black man to captain the Springboks. For England a 16-year wait for the World Cup glory was not to be.

England were out-muscled, out-run and out-thought by a team under the leadership of skipper Kolisi and the coaching of Rassie  Erasmus.

South Africa’s first black Test captain Siay Kolisi lifts the World Cup and said “ I want to inspire every kid in South Africa.

The trophy was so close to England but yet too far.