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Rugby: Pollard breaks Welsh hearts as Springboks reach third World Cup final

By Reuters | Oct. 27, 2019
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Semi Final - Wales v South Africa - International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan - October 27, 2019 South Africa players celebrate after the match REUTERS

Springboks flyhalf Handre Pollard kicked a penalty four minutes from time to send South Africa into their third Rugby World Cup final with a 19-16 victory over Wales in a semi-final dogfight on Sunday.

The South Africans will return to Yokohama next weekend to bid for a third World Cup triumph against an England side who ran defending champions New Zealand out of the tournament with a breathtaking display of rugby on Saturday.

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