• Damian de Allende’s try helps swing tense semi-final
• Next Saturday’s match in Yokohama a repeat of the 2007 final
Warren Gatland will get his wish for one final crack at New Zealand before he retires after 12 years as Wales’s head coach, but Friday’s bronze play-off was not what he had in mind. His side were battered and bruised by a typically abrasive South Africa in a match of few thrills but several spills that was settled by a Handré Pollard penalty five minutes from time.
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Written by Paul Rees at International Stadium Yokohama
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/27/wales-south-africa-rugby-world-cup-semi-final-match-report under the title “South Africa to face England in Rugby World Cup final after beating Wales”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
