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00:00at the base of the scrap
00:03New Zealand were never going to tamper with their line-up
00:06a tremendous pace in the backs with the youngsters
00:0823-year-old Glenn Osborne
00:1021-year-old Jeff Wilson
00:1220-year-old Jonah Lomu
00:14and 22-year-old Andrew Mertens
00:16making such a huge impression
00:18in the forwards
00:20there's a slight worry about Zinzan Brooks fitness
00:22he missed the first two matches
00:24with Achilles tendon trouble
00:26and suffered a recurrence of the injury
00:28in the semi-final
00:30totally different
00:32a mistake but
00:34South Africa picking it up so
00:36play continues
00:38offside by New Zealand
00:40right from the start Steve
00:42trying something different
00:44yes as against England they tried something different there
00:46but unlike against England this one didn't work
00:48maybe a sign of things to come
00:52Joel Stransky
00:54the man
00:56will put this ball away to touch
00:58I'm sure
01:00very nice for the fly half to get
01:02a free kick of the ball as his first touch
01:04just to give him confidence if he
01:06puts it in
01:08but he's failed
01:12and Lomu
01:14showing he's got a useful left foot as well
01:18so that was Osborne
01:20just seeing him go back to it
01:23young Glenn Osborne
01:25the fullback back where he should be
01:31Jus van der Werst Hazen
01:33and he hoists it high
01:35into the stand Osborne away looking for support
01:37find it straight away
01:39the big barrel pass
01:41out to Lomu
01:43he can't pick it up but Burns can
01:45Walter Little
01:49and into touch inside the 22
01:51but you can see the intentions of Basham there
01:53straight away Steve
01:55get the ball out to Lomu and let him run at them
01:57yes we know he's out there somewhere
01:59they'll find him believe you me
02:0120 yard, 30 yard passes and it don't even matter if they go straight to hand
02:03because once they break the South African defence
02:05they're looking for one guy
02:07Giora Lomu
02:17I swear I'm so impressed with New Zealand though John
02:19he scored that line out so in it
02:21straight away to Craig Dowd at the front
02:23he won the line out ball that was so important
02:25that's led to this early chance for young Mertens
02:31Andrew Mertens
02:35as cool as ice
02:37even though he always looks like a rather worried little individual
02:41scored 100 points in the World Cup so far
02:45and through it goes
02:47it's a flood to New Zealand
02:495 minutes gone and they lead
02:513 points to nil
02:55celebrating captain sets it up
02:57Kruger
02:59goes blind
03:01Stransky finding a little wiggle through
03:03and well held by Olo Brown
03:05the plop eventually getting him down
03:07wide it goes
03:09back inside
03:11to the big man Andrews
03:13and a penalty
03:15he's offside and he knows it
03:19that was Robin Brook
03:21way way offside
03:23and a rush of blood to the head as so often happens
03:25to second row forwards when they find themselves
03:27in that position
03:29no mistake there either
03:33coming up to 11 minutes gone
03:35and Gerald Stransky
03:37leveled the scores
03:39the president applauded
03:41the pass
03:43going
03:47penalty to New Zealand
03:49South Africa offside
03:51great applause because Loma was actually tackled
03:53and when he tried to pass inside
03:55it was number 8 Mark Andrews
03:57who was there to intercept
03:59you just know don't you
04:03high and true
04:05right through the middle
04:07and New Zealand go back into the lead
04:096 points to 3
04:11and that's going to be South Africa's problem
04:13just where is John Olomo
04:15going to turn up next
04:19and getting some continuity now
04:21now there's a bit of space
04:23little trying to get through
04:25he's held but not brought down
04:27Konfeld
04:31and the referee
04:33very very quick
04:35on that one
04:37a lot of referees might have given them a minute too long
04:39he says no it wasn't quick enough
04:41scrum to South Africa
04:59South Africa have it
05:05first back chance
05:07Andy Mulder
05:09big 15 stone centre coming back
05:15room on the blind side
05:17we know he can run
05:23Chester Williams at strong half this time
05:25Drossau
05:33and a run that time
05:35and a scrum going to South Africa
05:37a real pressure position for them
05:397 World Cup Final
05:41driving off the side Andrews
05:45again the little
05:47thrust from
05:49and they're over this time
05:51they can get it down
05:53no the referee can't see it
05:55quite right Ed Morrison couldn't see
05:57the ball go down
05:59look at the faces of the South Africans
06:01they can't believe they haven't been given the try
06:03well we've seen it so often in this tournament
06:05players going over the line
06:07referee was in a superb position then
06:09and you must get the ball down to the ground
06:11and more importantly John the referee must see it
06:13if in doubt scrum to the attacking side
06:21big push and if New Zealand escape from here
06:23they will consider an escape
06:25but a big push from the South Africans
06:27they've got that New Zealand scrum under real pressure
06:29and a penalty
06:31to South Africa
06:39well I'm sure that will be a talking point
06:41after the game the drive went forward
06:43from the South African scrum and Ed Morrison has penalised
06:45the New Zealanders for deliberately
06:47disengaging in the scrimmage
06:49now then the question is if they'd gone that extra 2 metres
06:51they might have scored should a penalty try
06:53have been awarded
07:02on target again
07:05no mistake from the Western Province
07:07Rijkaard
07:09and the scores are level
07:11but importantly there Steve
07:13a little advantage for the first time
07:15in the forward battle going South Africa's way
07:19getting inside Kronfeldt
07:22this time it's Pienaar
07:25swamped
07:27did he get it to floor
07:29that's the important thing
07:31yes it was on the ground
07:33says the referee so a run
07:35no what he's like
07:37well there's been a knock on there
07:39certainly if not more
07:41scrum to South Africa
07:46and I don't think that there'll be any surprise
07:48what South Africa are going to do here
07:50they put the ball in they've got a double drive
07:52and try to push New Zealand straight back over their own goal line
07:54there's the knock on
07:56it goes back accidental offside as well
07:58double infringement South African scrimmage
08:06now New Zealand
08:08digging in
08:10and a penalty
08:15and
08:17Olo Brown there being accused
08:19of taking the scrum down
08:23real pressure
08:26oh is it going to stay wide
08:28it just is
08:30it didn't curl it looked as if it was going to for a while
08:34but 27 minutes gone
08:36and the score remains
08:38New Zealand 6 South Africa 6
08:40Kronfeldt
08:45Olo Brown driving on
08:47good drive from the New Zealanders this
08:49the forwards getting it moving
08:51dash up a little knock forward
08:53just when they didn't need it
08:59and James Small
09:01a bit wobbly going back to his position
09:03after feeling the full force
09:06of Lomu for the first time
09:08he certainly did
09:10and Mestizum looking to run
09:13James Small coming in
09:15Rousseau
09:20fed back by Kobusvisa
09:22Andrews on the challenge
09:24taken by Kobusvisa
09:29and New Zealand having to tackle
09:31their hearts out Rousseau again
09:35back it comes Kruger driving on
09:40now they've got Men's Fair if they can work it quite quickly
09:44Jube almost getting free
09:53South Africa have it still
09:55back it comes to Stransky
09:57the drop goal
09:59and South Africa into the lead
10:01for the first time
10:0331 minutes gone
10:05and getting the reward for that pressure
10:07and they deserved it
10:09wonderful South African forward
10:11Blake some great driving rooking ball
10:13by the forwards
10:15he basically spread it out wide
10:17good tackle by Frak wants to save the Dele Joubert
10:19but Stransky knew when he got this ball back
10:21that he almost inevitably was going to
10:23there was only one option
10:26wide
10:28and the kicking straight wide for Chester Williams
10:302-1 up there
10:35Kruger
10:37setting it up again
10:43and away comes
10:45Bunce with the ball a vital moment
10:52and Joubert
10:54can do nothing
10:56once again end to end stuff
10:58oh what a man
11:00didn't go forward
11:02Wilson's across there to lay it back
11:04Pienaar's in there to clean up
11:08over the top
11:10you saw Robin Brook driving straight over
11:12and giving away the penalty
11:14a well played Francis P
11:16to the middle but South African tackling
11:18good at the moment
11:20back to South Africa
11:22as the New Zealanders find it a lot harder
11:24than last week the South African first time
11:26tackles are really going in strong because what we saw
11:28when the first time tackle doesn't go in
11:30these guys score tries from all over the field
11:32it's a fascinating battle
11:34South Africa have the edge at the moment
11:36Mertens
11:40and it's wide
11:44good start in the second half though by New Zealand
11:46kicking deep for the corners
11:48making South Africa put the ball back into touch
11:50and they've got the throwing the line out
11:52so the good line out ploy really took them deep
11:54in South African territory
11:58I'm sure if he gets a chance at goal
12:00he'll go for it and he really gives it a felt
12:04good decision Ed Morrison
12:08Stransky
12:12little dummy drops out long
12:14to Osborne
12:16this boy can run too
12:18but Lamu now
12:20just fighting and
12:22getting it clear
12:24Geoff Rawson with a lot of pace
12:30back inside the referee is happy
12:32great down
12:34sets it up
12:36out
12:38hoisting it high
12:40it's deep into the 22 and there's nobody after it
12:42Schubert could mark that at leisure
12:44a bit too high
12:46a bit too far
12:48wide it comes
12:50Brook out to Geoff Rawson
12:52he's got a lot of support over that side
12:54but he chose to pass
12:56just at the right moment
12:58Pienaar and
13:00Schubert after it and Rawson just
13:02hacking away into touch
13:04the youngster there
13:06showing his inexperience to Schade
13:08he had a lot of time but he was
13:10too anxious
13:12yes it happens you throw the ball around
13:14mistakes do happen and Geoff Rawson there
13:16he should have just held on instead of giving that
13:18silly short pass away which allowed Peake
13:23the all black that time penalised for closing the gap
13:26free kick
13:30Robin Brook the youngest of the Brook brothers
13:34here's the big man Os Durant
13:38quickly fed back
13:40they've got a man over
13:42but they couldn't get it away to
13:44Jester Williams
13:46good tackling
13:48Kronfeld again getting in there
13:50Schubert with the chip through
13:52James Small trying to get through onto it
13:54can't pick it up cleanly
13:56Pienaar's there he flicks it back
13:58inside
14:00Osborne trying to get a hand
14:02on it
14:04and New Zealand have it
14:06that was a beautiful kick through by
14:08André Joubert
14:12Stransky
14:14back inside to the big man Kovac Visser
14:16penalty to New Zealand
14:18he clung onto that
14:20on the floor and holding on
14:22short penalty
14:24quick ball
14:26Wilson inside
14:28round comes Walter Little
14:34New Zealand digging in there there it is
14:38back it goes Mertens
14:40hoisting it high that's a good one
14:42they can get under that
14:46Joubert forced a jump but he took it well
14:50New Zealand
14:52claiming that they should have had it
14:54but the referee very clear and very right
14:56as they've got they can win triumphs from anywhere
14:58that really is the big danger
15:00and Mertens
15:02deciding to go from goal from
15:04at least 2-3 metres
15:06in his own half
15:12just going for that extra distance
15:14he's hooked it wide it happens so often
15:18and James Small is going
15:20runabouts behind his own line
15:24they called it in that was straight away running
15:26the big second row
15:28healed free
15:30Wilson
15:32only just got the touch
15:36and straight
15:38he's run past Joubert
15:40good tackle
15:42across it came
15:44Big Yapi Mulder
15:46the 15 stone centre
15:48getting across
15:50to make the second tackle
15:52wonderful rugby though New Zealand
15:54they've put Lomo in space for the first time
15:56and he proved one thing in this game
15:58anyway you actually can bring him down
16:00because he's been brought down on several occasions
16:02in this match
16:04and the drop goal
16:06goes over
16:08Mertens as cool as a cucumber
16:10he thought about spinning it left
16:12to go for the try then decided he wanted
16:14the points
16:16and New Zealand are level again
16:18identical scoring 2 penalties and a drop goal
16:20to each side 9 all
16:22they deserve those 3 points
16:24New Zealand some beautiful midfield play
16:26set up the rook here in midfield
16:28that's what they want to do Frankie Bunce
16:30just laying the ball back
16:32Mertens looking just looking just checking
16:34just looking
16:36he knows where that ball is going right between the uprights
16:38taken by Robin Brook
16:44Mertens
16:46rifles the ball
16:48downfield a great kick again
16:50he was under pressure but he's taken play
16:52to just outside the South African
16:54pass can he go around
16:56Joubert almost
16:59this is where they're so dangerous
17:01and as you so rightly said Steve
17:03it's suddenly beginning to see
17:05the New Zealand runners in space
17:07yes the New Zealand back play
17:11another drop goal attempt
17:15this time it goes wide
17:25South Africa now desperately trying
17:27to make the most of their first bit of possession
17:29for some time
17:33chipped through
17:37oh Ellis turned beautifully
17:40and away goes Little
17:42to Lamu
17:45corner forward pass given there
17:49and Lamu was away
17:51he can hardly believe it I have to say
17:53it didn't look forward to me
17:55Ed Morrison will not be too popular in New Zealand
17:57at the moment
17:59as that was marginal
18:01and Lamu was absolutely clear
18:04South Africa breathe a big sigh of relief
18:11good tackle well done by Osborne
18:13to stay with his man
18:15back it comes
18:17Andrews trying to drill a hole there
18:21from the standing start
18:23back to Strzanski
18:25it's important that Mertens holds on to him
18:27he does
18:33he got it to the floor
18:35Andrews to van der Best
18:37Hazen wriggling free out
18:39to Strzanski
18:41he got it to the floor
18:43Andrews to van der Best
18:45Hazen wriggling free out to Small again
18:47back inside the shoe bear
18:51good tackling from the Old Blacks
18:53they have the referee was on to that straight away
18:57dangerous moment again
18:59the determination writ large
19:01all over Small
19:03Danny Sheckle
19:05that was Chester Williams getting in the tackle
19:07the chip in behind
19:09will it go to touch
19:11or over the, oh it's a brilliant kick
19:13just
19:15he was out
19:23that's signalling that
19:25Graham Batshop is back on the field
19:31comes back from the
19:33scum half position
19:36using
19:38Zinzan Brook
19:40as the extra scum half
19:42there at the end by taking Batshop back
19:4410 metres they can get an extra forward
19:46into the
19:48the area
19:50it's Friedem getting up there
19:52and making the all important take
19:56and the Old Blacks penalised for pulling down
19:58the ball
20:00that was a real pressure throw
20:02it was right on the button in South Africa
20:04a yard from their own line
20:06breathe a sigh of relief
20:08South Africa under pressure from
20:10a situation that they couldn't have expected
20:14they get away with it
20:16New Zealand actually
20:18getting hold of the ball
20:20they've got men there in numbers again
20:24Cronfeld tried to get away in the past but it was wild
20:28how many times have we said it on the tournament
20:30low move to Cronfeld
20:32he's there on his shoulder again
20:34but for what?
20:36oh little, so clever the double dummy
20:38and almost wriggled free
20:40round Henny Leroux
20:42away goes the little kick to the corner again
20:44poorly done by Batshop
20:48well it's a scum half play
20:50Graham Batshop realises they've got to keep
20:52the pressure on South Africa
20:54Banks just spinning himself around
20:58Mertens with the front goal
21:03and it flies wide
21:05the vital one from in front
21:09well they can't believe it
21:11by his own standards it really was quite an easy one
21:13it was back in front
21:15he's just pushed it wide at the post
21:21it was, spun off the outside of his boot
21:23he should have made that one really
21:26Mertens couldn't do it
21:28Chester Williams almost through
21:31but a line out
21:33just 5 metres now from the New Zealand line
21:36the way that South Africa have been dominating the line out
21:38you wouldn't bet against them actually
21:40taking the ball once again against the head
21:42and if it is, Welch-Framski will be cleaning his boots
21:44for the drop goal already
21:51Sean Fitzpatrick
21:54facing
21:56one of the pressure moments
21:58of his long career
22:01tremendous responsibility on him
22:03with the pro, gets it right
22:05and Ian Jones comes up with the ball
22:08Batshop
22:10puts it away to touch
22:12now it's the South African throw
22:15and they're still only out to the 22
22:17well within range
22:19but the referee blowing for full time
22:22in comes the battle again
22:24Van der Vest-Hazen putting it high
22:27Ellis leaving for it
22:29knocked forward by the All Blacks
22:31so Scrum down South Africa
22:352 metres inside the South African half
22:37and I am absolutely certain
22:39that Mertens will go for goal
22:41and that all came about because Stransky
22:43kept back inside Kronfeld as he's done so often
22:45but the two centres had gone ahead of him
22:47so when he actually kicked
22:49they were ahead of him and offside
22:52distance
22:54but he's hooked it
22:56no he hasn't
22:58stayed inside the near post
23:00and New Zealand
23:03going to the lead in extra time
23:07third penalty from Andrew Mertens
23:13well done by Bats
23:16and Batshop putting it over
23:18into the wide open spaces
23:20Ellis is after it
23:22but Chester Williams comes up with the ball
23:25good cut inside from him
23:32Van der Vest-Hazen sniping down the blind side
23:34they've got room
23:37forward pass well spotted
23:39that one was definitely forward
23:42no question of it
23:45yeah no doubt at all about that
23:47John Ed Morris was well placed for it
23:49and this crowd who cheered when he blew again
23:51Buntz trying to find a way through the middle
23:53he's so strong
23:59and Batshop has got back into the game
24:01Lomu
24:03wrestling off Small
24:07in comes Osborne
24:09and they've set it up well
24:11Small almost early tackling
24:13Lomu in his anxiety
24:15and Mertens trying to push
24:17towards the corner
24:19he's got a good roll on it
24:23into Chester Williams
24:25South Africa knowing they've got to attack
24:34and the scrum going
24:38closing the gap so he's given the free kick
24:40it's not a penalty
24:42they cannot go direct for goal
24:45and they can't even drop the goal
24:47until one of the opposing players
24:49has touched the ball
24:53developed by
24:55Ian Jones
24:57Henny Leroux back comes
24:59Jaki Mulder
25:05and it comes again Van der Vest-Hazen
25:07trying the short side
25:11and Chester Williams bundled into touch
25:13Strzynski
25:18and the deflection coming back
25:20South Africa's way
25:24and the referee spotted it
25:27over the top he said
25:29you went New Zealand
25:31the cheers ring around
25:33that it was the right decision
25:36and it's over
25:38Strzynski the coolest man on the park
25:41the whistle goes
25:43for half time
25:45in extra time
25:47and once again it's all tied up now
25:49by 12 all
25:53I will certainly have the
25:55the water carriers on the field
25:57I've no doubt
25:59but officially there's no break
26:01it should turn straight around
26:03which is in possession
26:05it's going to be the one which
26:07has the initial advantage New Zealand have it
26:11Netens
26:13hoisting it deep but he hasn't cleared
26:15Joubert
26:18expect him to do the same thing
26:20he's the master of that kick
26:22hits that one so much lower
26:24than every other kick that he puts him
26:26to touch
26:28and just spirals it
26:30dead, Zanbroek is right back there
26:32he can't take it cleanly though
26:34it's a little knock forward
26:36scrum down to South Africa they get the first chance
26:40up goes the wall
26:42Strzynski has kicked his head
26:44and with two minutes gone
26:46in the second period
26:48of extra time South Africa's
26:50dream is alive once more
26:52and it's absolutely
26:54unbelievable
26:56the crowd has gone mad
26:58Joel Strzynski beautiful
27:00scrum ball no doubt what he was
27:02going to do and he struck it
27:04straight between the uprights
27:10terrific kick from the
27:12Western Province outside
27:14we've seen that look before
27:16plays restarted New Zealand
27:18have it
27:20little and it comes to
27:22Buntz who's found his face
27:24Markell is coming back inside but he can't hold it
27:26now expect
27:28eight minutes of fury from
27:30the New Zealanders
27:32Zinzanbroek setting it up
27:36they know they've got to release their
27:38big runners
27:40back comes Buntz
27:42again
27:44again just going astray
27:46Ellis not onto it
27:48looking for the runners
27:50comes past Leroux gets past too
27:52he's got support now
27:54out straight to Lamu
27:56takes it second time
27:58Kronfels there
28:00keeps it alive again
28:02Joseph
28:05and the scrum
28:07gets time trying to get through the middle
28:09to Buntz again they've put Osborne
28:11free can he get away
28:13Strzynski covers him
28:15Jamie
28:17Joseph
28:19referee at Morrison ruling that was an
28:21obstruction
28:25and a penalty
28:27against Kronfels
28:29rolling around
28:31on the ground playing the ball
28:34he has to recover his feet after the tackle
28:36and New Zealand now losing
28:38their discipline and that won't help them at all
28:40because all it's doing is running down
28:42the clock for South Africa
28:48he's kicked sorry let's get this right
28:50he's kicked three penalties and two drop goals
28:56and he's missed it
28:58New Zealand become racing out now to kick off
29:00quickly unsure
29:03Pienaar straight in to stop it
29:09scrum South Africa
29:11now surely
29:13the dream must have come true
29:19they've just got to get the ball
29:21from this scrum
29:23and keep possession
29:27and that's the way they'll do it
29:29keeping it in the middle of the back
29:31and going for the line
29:33Beckett comes to use van der Beste's
29:35little knock forward but that's it
29:37South Africa
29:39have won the
29:41World Cup
29:43having been back in
29:45international rugby for less than
29:47three years and having not
29:49taken part in the first
29:51two competitions
29:53at their first attempt
29:55they have stolen the crown
29:57unbelievable scenes
29:59all around the park
30:01that's what Pienaar
30:03as you can see
30:05absolutely
30:07in tears
30:17and the whole team
30:19crying together
30:21as they've been all the way through the tournament
30:23just giving themselves
30:25just giving themselves a few
30:27moments to savour it
30:29they can hardly believe it themselves
30:35now they've been emerged triumphant
30:39has to be said a victory
30:41against all the odds
30:45the one thing we knew
30:47they had right from the start was
30:49tremendous will power
30:51I for one did not believe
30:53that they had the skill
30:55to handle New Zealand
30:57who had been until today
30:59the outstanding team
31:01in the tournament
31:03and there's
31:05the difference between
31:07winners and losers
31:09South Africa go on their lap of honour
31:11what a little
31:13and his teammates don't even want to face
31:15South Africa when you see
31:17a president
31:19decked out in his
31:21national rugby
31:23shirt and cap
31:25and what a moment
31:27the president to the captain
31:39there it is
31:41Francois Pienaar
31:45and Nelson Mandela is cheering
31:47along with the whole
31:49of the stadium
31:51a sea of flags
31:53wonderful moment for the whole
31:55of South Africa
31:57we hardly
31:59believed it could happen for them
32:01but it has