Katlego Sekhu

The Springboks waited until the final minutes of their exhilarating Rugby World Cup semi-final match against England to secure their spot in the final, causing the entire nation to erupt in euphoria.
Handré Pollard beautifully struck a penalty from 50 meters out in the final minutes to help the Springboks edge past England in a nervy semi-final at the State de France in Paris. The Boks will now face their biggest rival, New Zealand, next Saturday to decide who will be crowned 2023 Rugby World Cup champions.
Their performance is dubbed one of the greatest comebacks in their history, as they overturned a nine-point deficit in the final 10 minutes.
The win sent Springboks supporters across Mzansi into a frenzy.
The springboks are not only gonna kill us they gonna kill our children 😭😭the “yoh” took me out 😂 #Springboks #RSAvENG #RugbyWorldCup pic.twitter.com/JxCwVhpNxP
— Samke Phungula-Goldwyn (@PhungulaSam) October 21, 2023
No excitement can top this one. 😂#Springboks pic.twitter.com/pj4MSxfl6w
— MR-MBULAZI. (@Mr_MbulaziSA) October 22, 2023
The Proteas celebrating the Springboks victory against England 😎👌 @ProteasMenCSA #WozaNawe #CWC23 #BePartOfIt #SAvENG #Cricket 🏏 @Springboks #StrongerTogether #RWC2023 #ENGvRSA #Rugby 🏉 pic.twitter.com/mRoyWZKLCL
— Suleman Modan (@Figjamfan) October 21, 2023
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber and captain Siya Kolisi lauded the team’s fighting spirit in their nail-biting Rugby World Cup semi-final victory against England on Saturday night.
“Credit to England—they had a good tactical plan, and they put us under pressure,” said Nienaber.
“We’ll have to improve on that if New Zealand uses the same tactic (in the final). But one has to commend the strength of this team for the way they find a way to get a result. It took us 70 minutes to get a foothold in the match, and the players refused to give up and fought until the end. I’m very proud of them for that.”
Kolisi echoed his coach’s sentiments: “England are a world class team, and a very different team to a year ago. We had to dig deep to get the win and I’m proud of the way the players fought.”
The Bok skipper added: “It’s great to be in a position to defend our title. It was not about how ugly the game was, for us it was about South Africa winning the game. England were outstanding on the night with the way they played, and we had to fight to make it through to the final.
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