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Rugby’s biggest rivalry will be played out on its grandest stage with a historic, unique achievement on the line soccer

South Africa vs New Zealand soccer

This is what World Cup finals are all about soccer

It’s the two greatest rugby nations going head to head, with the winners becoming the first country to claim four men’s World Cups soccer

Unlike soccer boxing, rugby doesn’t have the notion of an undisputed champion but if ever there was a match to decide one, Saturday evening in the Stade de France would be it soccer

As Springboks assistant coach Mzwandile Stick explained 24 hours before the match: “The All Blacks have won the World Cup three times, we have won it three times, so this game is actually bigger than just a World Cup final soccer

Whoever wins is probably going to have bragging rights for the next eight years soccer

”These two countries have rugby embedded in their national DNA more than any other soccer

A game brought from the northern hemisphere during the colonial era has been seized upon, changed and improved post-independence with both nations long since surpassing their former colonisers soccer

With any other team, the constant refrains from South African players about how much it means to the people back home and how the Springboks represent something greater than themselves would come across as cloying and insincere soccer

But the point is delivered so movingly and with such earnestness that you can’t help but get swept along by the sentiment soccer

These countries first played way back in 1921 (a 13-5 New Zealand victory in Dunedin) and more than a century later, they will meet for the 106th time on Saturday evening soccer

New Zealand lead the all-time series with 62 wins to 39, and four draws, but South Africa will take heart from the most recent match-up – the record 35-7 thumping they handed their rivals at Twickenham just weeks before this World Cup started soccer

Although the rivalry has more than 100 years of history, its modern era can be traced back to one game, perhaps the most iconic rugby match of all time soccer

On 24 June 1995, having recently returned from international exile following the long overdue downfall of apartheid, South Africa hosted the Rugby World Cup final at Ellis Park in Johannesburg soccer

Nelson Mandela presenting Francois Pienaar with the World Cup trophy in 1995 is rugby’s most iconic image (AFP)By now, the story is legendary soccer

The hugely-favoured All Blacks, with maybe the greatest rugby player of all time in Jonah Lomu, were shackled by the upstart Springboks, spurred on by a raucous home crowd soccer

Joel Stransky’s drop goal deep into extra-time handed them a 15-12 win, the image of Nelson Mandela in a Springboks jersey and cap handing the trophy to South Africa captain Francois Pienaar became a photo seen around the world and united a divided nation soccer

Remarkably, especially given the fact that by the time the 2027 tournament rolls around it will have been one year shy of a quarter of a century since someone other than these two teams won the World Cup, Saturday will be the first time they have met in the final since soccer

Historically, the All Blacks are undeniably the greatest rugby team with an aura that surrounds them forged by years of complete and utter dominance soccer

As if to prove that point, they have won the last four Rugby Championship titles despite being ‘in crisis’ during this cycle and being written off as a shadow of their former selves soccer

The fact they have won 10 of 12 crowns since the Tri Nations became the Rugby Championship with the addition of Argentina in 2012 tells its own story soccer

However, the Springboks have become the ultimate tournament team soccer

They have a soccer better World Cup record than New Zealand, winning three of seven editions that they have entered, while victory at the Stade de France would take their strike rate up to an incredible 50 per cent soccer

The Springboks have become the ultimate World Cup team (Reuters)When the lights shine brightest, South Africa know how to win games of knockout rugby soccer

One-point triumphs over France in the quarter-final and England in the semi-final could be written off as flukes were it not for the fact that every four years, the Springboks prove that they are tournament animals with ice running through their veins soccer

There was understandable excitement about northern hemisphere teams – especially France and Ireland – finally getting their moment to shine this year soccer

A legendary quarter-final weekend put paid to that but it’s hard to complain too much about what we got instead soccer

Rugby’s greatest rivalry is about to crown its undisputed World Cup champions soccer

Settle in for the ride soccer

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Gareth Southgate vowed not to let a “popularity contest” sway his selections as the England boss threw his full support behind Jordan Henderson days after the stand-in skipper was jeered off at Wembley soccer

The Euro 2020 runners-up are within touching distance of qualifying for next summer’s finals and will seal their spot in Germany should they avoid defeat to Italy on Tuesday evening soccer

Wembley will welcome a second sell-out crowd in five days after Friday’s friendly against Australia brought an impressive turnout for what proved to be a largely forgettable 1-0 friendly win soccer

The main talking point after the match was the reaction for Henderson as the former Liverpool skipper played his first match on home soil since his controversial switch to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq soccer

The 33-year-old was jeered when he was substituted in the second half – negativity that Southgate said “defies logic” at the time and a reaction that he underlined on Monday will never impact his decisions soccer

RecommendedJordan Henderson: ‘If people want to boo me for playing in Saudi Arabia, that’s fine’Gareth Southgate fired up as England face ‘revitalised’ Italy in crunch clashGareth Southgate questions why England fans booed Jordan HendersonAsked if he would continue selecting Henderson if the boos continue, Southgate said: “Yes, 100 per cent soccer

“I’ll always pick the players that I think are the best players to represent the team, that give us the best chance of winning, unless there’s something that I feel is not appropriate soccer

“In this instance, people may disagree with Jordan’s stance or decision given the stance he’s taken in the past to support the LGBT community soccer

“But I don’t think that’s a reason to not select him soccer

I don’t actually think that’s a reason to boo him soccer

“We would like all the fans behind us soccer

We’re a stronger team if the supporters are with us and wholeheartedly supporting the team soccer

That’s the connection we’ve had over a long period of time now soccer

“We’ll assess Jordan like every other player soccer

But if I just select on a popularity contest, then our team would look very, very different soccer

”Jordan Henderson was booed at Wembley (PA Wire)Southgate also explained Friday’s comments saying that he did not understand why Henderson received a negative reaction, clarifying he was talking more broadly about backing England players soccer

“Hopefully what I explained at the start would explain why I said I don’t understand it, in that I don’t understand why we would boo our own team,” he said soccer

“What I do understand is that people would feel that the decision Jordan made to go and play there doesn’t align with his strong support of the LGBTQ community in the past soccer

“I’ve not seen him comment anywhere differently soccer

I don’t believe he’s an individual whose values and principles have changed soccer

“And I would back him against pretty much everybody in the country in terms of what he stands for, what he believes in soccer

“But I accept the decision to go and play there doesn’t align with that soccer

He understands that, he accepts that, but, I repeat, when we’re playing for England, I feel as if everybody should be behind the team soccer

“But if people choose not to be, then we have to deal with it soccer

”Southgate says he will always defend the likes of Henderson and oft-derided Harry Maguire, given their long-standing roles in a team that needs strength and unity soccer

The England team backed the latter after he was mocked mercilessly by Scotland fans last month and Kyle Walker showed his support for Henderson after jeers from their own fans on Friday soccer

“It’s not nice to hear,” the experienced right-back said soccer

“I’ve known Jordan since probably the age of nine, when we played Sheffield United v Sunderland soccer

“To see what he’s done for the country for so many years and what he does around the team as well, as we know him soccer

“It’s a family in there and we spend (time) together in a hotel and he’s a big part of the togetherness and keeping the group together soccer

“He’s making sure that everyone feels welcome, when new players come in or people step in soccer

“It’s obviously not nice hear, but people are entitled to their opinions soccer

But I fully back Jordan, his decision and what he’s had to do soccer

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