Rugby World Cup Final 2023

 

RWC Final pictures

The 2023 Rugby World Cup Final on Saturday 28 October was an exciting game to watch. The two best teams that made it to the final gave it their all and kept us spectators biting our nails as it looked like the game could go either way. I know that there was so much at stake because the All-blacks wanted to win so badly. Unfortunately, they made mistakes through bad judgement and received penalty after penalty. 

Fortunately, the referee was very unbiased and called the game correctly according to the rules. All praise to him for his good judgement. When he needed to ask the TV judges for a decision because he wanted to make sure all the decisions were fair, it actually improved the game and to show that there were no favourites. For me that made the game more enjoyable, even when it looked like a setback for the Boks. The important thing is that the Springboks won, even if only by just one point.

As a South African spectator, I learned just how committed the Springboks were when I listened to what the captain, Siya Kolisi, said when they interviewed him. He said that friends and supporters saved up to be able to buy the tickets to be at the matches and because of that the Springboks didn’t want to disappoint their fans. Because of that they were fully committed to winning. I think the results speak for themselves and we can really be proud of our Springbok rugby players. Well done, team!

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