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Handre Pollard scores a penalty during the World Cup final.[Springboks]
South Africa became the first nation to win four Rugby World Cup titles after holding off New Zealand in a dramatic final at Stade de France.
Four Handre Pollard penalties to two from Richie Mo'unga gave the Springboks a 12-6 lead after a first half in which All Blacks flanker Shannon Frizell was sin-binned for an incident in which Mbongeni Mbonambi was forced off injured. Then New Zealand captain Sam Cane became the first player to be sent off in a RWC final for a high tackle on Jesse Kriel.
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