Iconic Matches & Turning Points
10 entries in the South Africa Springboks compendium.
The 2023 World Cup VictorySouth Africa's fourth World Cup title, won by a single point in a historic final.The 2007 Semi-Final vs FranceThe Springboks are the reigning world champions, having won the Rugby World Cup four times.The 1995 World Cup FinalThe match that united a nation and crowned the Springboks kings of rugby.The 1993 Return Match vs EnglandThe night the Springboks returned to the world stage with a thunderous victory over England in Pretoria.The 2008 Tri Nations Grand FinalIn a pulsating Johannesburg night, the Springboks edged the All Blacks to claim a famous Tri Nations victory.The 2015 Quarter-Final vs WalesA gritty extra-time thriller at Twickenham that kept the Boks' World Cup dream alive.1995 World Cup Semi-Final vs AustraliaThirteen years of silence broken in a single, thunderous afternoon at Newlands.2015 World Cup Semi-Final vs AustraliaA wall of white and green that turned Twickenham into a Springbok fortress.1995 World Cup Quarter-Final vs FranceOn home soil, the Springboks silenced the doubters and marched toward immortality.2023 World Cup Semi-Final vs FranceTwenty-nine to twenty-eight: the Springboks survived France's home fire to claim a fourth crown.
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