Wily Springboks break English hearts with stunning late comeback 

Owen Farrell and his underdogs drag reigning champions into a dogfight but South Africa somehow survive to secure World Cup Final showdown with All Blacks 
Wily Springboks break English hearts with stunning late comeback 

SWEET EMOTIONS: South Africa’s Pieter-Steph du Toit celebrates after winning the 2023 Rugby World Cup Semi-Final, Stade de France, Paris between England and South Africa. Pic: INPHO/Billy Stickland

England 15 South Africa 16

Handrè Pollard struck a late penalty to deny England a stunning upset as Saturday's World Cup semi-final turned into the most unlikely — and most absorbing — of slugfests. 

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