The All Blacks levelled the scores at 9–9 with a Mehrtens drop goal after 55 minutes. Following a period of pressure, Stransky landed a 32nd minute drop goal to give South Africa a 9–6 lead at half time.
Mehrtens and Stransky swapped successful penalty kicks. A Joel Stransky penalty put South Africa on the scoreboard after 11 minutes. Andrew Mehrtens opened the scoring with a penalty after six minutes to give New Zealand a 3–0 lead. 8 Mark Andrews plus scrum-half Joost van der Westhuizen, the expansive attacks from New Zealand were repeatedly closed down. Due to the strength of flanker Ruben Kruger and No. The South Africans played a largely defensive game. No tries were scored, but this did not diminish the tense atmosphere and climactic finish. The high scoring All Blacks had been led by Lomu, who had the record for most tries in a world cup match summary. Going into the final, New Zealand had led the tournament in points scored, outscoring their opponents 315–104, while South Africa had outscored their opponents 129–55. South Africa defeated Western Samoa in the quarter finals, and then France in the semi-finals to reach the final the All Blacks defeated Scotland in the quarter-finals, and England in the semi-finals, a game in which Jonah Lomu famously scored four tries. Both teams finished at the top of their pools, both undefeated in the pool stages. The final was contested by the hosts, South Africa, and New Zealand. Unusually, the points were scored by only one player from each team, with Andrew Mehrtens of New Zealand scoring all 12 of the All Blacks points, (three penalties and one drop goal) and Joel Stransky tallying all 15 points (three penalties and two drop goals) for the Springboks, including a drop goal in extra time, which sealed the victory and their first ever Rugby World Cup title.Īt the end of the match, South African President Nelson Mandela, wearing a number 6 Springbok rugby shirt and cap, presented the Webb Ellis Cup to the South African captain François Pienaar. South Africa won the match by three points in their first Rugby World Cup Final, which was also the first to require extra time.
The match was played at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg on 24 June 1995 between the host nation, South Africa, and New Zealand. The 1995 Rugby World Cup Final was the final match of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, played in South Africa.
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