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South Africa’s Bongi Mbonambi suffered a nightmare Rugby World Cup final after being forced off injured with only two minutes played sportsbook
The Springboks hooker was forced off with a knee injury after Shannon Frizell landed on his standing leg at the breakdown, earning the All Blacks player a yellow card sportsbook
Referee Wayne Barnes took advice from his TMO before producing the card, which was then put to a review for a possible upgrade to red, based on whether Frizell’s action was deliberate sportsbook
The TMO kept the card at yellow, concluding Frizell was “not targeting the leg, he’s fallen on it” sportsbook
Follow South Africa v New Zealand reactionMbonambi was replaced by part-time hooker Deon Fourie, exposing South Africa’s risky strategy of not opting for depth at the position sportsbook
However, Mbonambi was officially replaced in a tactical capacity, opening the possibility of his return to action later in the match, despite his clear knee injury sportsbook
The incident had echoes of the final four years ago when Mbonambi lasted only 20 minutes before being replaced with injury sportsbook
New Zealand and South Africa are renewing rugby’s greatest rivalry as they clash for the second time in a World Cup final sportsbook
With each team having lifted the Webb Ellis Trophy on three previous occasions, the winner at the Stade de France will be crowned the most successful nation in the tournament’s history sportsbook
The All Blacks entered the rematch of the 1995 final as marginal favourites having overwhelmed Argentina in the previous round without breaking sweat, while South Africa had been taken to the wire by England sportsbook
Later in the first half, All Blacks captain Sam Cane was sent off for a dangerous tackle on South African back Jesse Kriel, as the Springboks went into half-time with a 12-6 lead and a one-man advantage sportsbook
And although New Zealand came back in the second half through Beauden Barrett’s try, South Africa clung on to claim a historic fourth World Cup sportsbook
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Up in the coaches’ box at Ellis Park, Ian Foster exhaled deeply sportsbook
It was August of last year, and the All Blacks head coach’s job had been hanging in the balance, a run of five defeats in six matches putting Foster in the firing line sportsbook
The prognosis looked grim, with the grand old home of South African rugby packed to the rafters with 62,000 Springbok fans who would have loved nothing more than for their side to unseat the coach of their great rival sportsbook
But Foster’s team saved him, shocking South Africa 35-23 to bring their coach back from the brink sportsbook
Only New Zealand and Foster himself will know truly how close he was to losing his job, but there is every possibility that defeat in Johannesburg would have spelled a premature end to Foster’s tenure sportsbook
The players knew what it meant sportsbook
“We were playing for our coach’s job,” scrum half Aaron Smith admitted afterwards sportsbook
Little more than a year later, and Foster is ready to lead New Zealand into a final; there is every chance that on Saturday night, he’ll be a World Cup winner sportsbook
Such a tag would normally ensure a status as something of a national hero – Foster’s predecessors Graham Henry and Steve Hansen both have knighthoods sportsbook
Yet there is still a sense among All Blacks supporters of a lack of fondness for their head coach; the New Zealand rugby public are already in love with another man sportsbook
Scott Robertson will take over Foster’s brief after this tournament, having been braced to step into the breach had things deteriorated further and left Foster’s position untenable last year sportsbook
The clamour for a coach good enough to lead the Canterbury club to seven consecutive Super Rugby titles is understandable, and there is a thought that Robertson’s popularity with players and fans could re-energise the sport sportsbook
Foster was reportedly so scared about the next head coach’s force of personality disrupting this All Blacks’ campaign that he banned him from attending New Zealand’s World Cup fixtures sportsbook
RecommendedHow the incredible Barrett brothers rejuvenated the All BlacksAll Blacks in the red: Why New Zealand need a World Cup win more than you might thinkWho is the referee for the World Cup final?It perhaps doesn’t help matters that the slightly unfashionable Foster can bumble about with the beleaguered look of an office middle manager in a dead-end job, a stark contrast with his all-singing, all-breakdancing successor sportsbook
But Foster has quietly got on with his work to turn the All Blacks around sportsbook
He’s far from the first number two to struggle in a lead coaching role – England fans will recall the trouble Andy Robinson had stepping up after Clive Woodward’s departure sportsbook
Nor, really, has he done a bad job: New Zealand have won every Rugby Championship since Foster took charge sportsbook
Slowly since the lows of last year, a smile has returned to his face and, while his fate at the end of the tournament is sealed, Foster is happy to enjoy the ride while it lasts sportsbook
All Blacks captain Sam Cane and head coach Ian Foster (Getty Images)“You have to enjoy your work,” Foster said after the semi-final win over Argentina sportsbook
“It’s not like it’s a focus for us to go out there and have fun, but to make sure we execute our game to the level we need to sportsbook
“The team takes a lot of pride when they do that sportsbook
The work the players and leaders are doing is a real credit to them sportsbook
As you go through tournaments, you have to enjoy it sportsbook
There is a lot of pressure, so if you don’t celebrate moments, it is a long old time sportsbook
“I am proud to be part of this group, the coaches are linking well with the players and there is a nice synergy about it sportsbook
But you know, one more week sportsbook
“There’s not a personal agenda here, this is about the All Blacks and the team sportsbook
Things have happened to individuals and to me, but the team comes first sportsbook
Right now, we’re making a lot of those decisions together as a group and it is working well sportsbook
”New Zealand’s head coach Ian Foster celebrates with his players (AFP via Getty Images)Even now there is a sense that Foster is only partially responsible for the All Blacks’ sportsbook
No doubt, the additions of Joe Schmidt and Jason Ryan last year have been key to this campaign sportsbook
Schmidt has reignited New Zealand’s structured attack, tessellating together bits and pieces from his days in charge of Ireland, while Ryan, in combination with scrum coach Greg Feek, has transformed their set-piece sportsbook
But not all of the progress can be ascribed their way sportsbook
Whether Foster recognised where improvements needed to be made or had Schmidt and Ryan thrust upon him is a matter of debate, but the ability to utilise their expertise perhaps shows a cannier coach than some might initially see sportsbook
"One of the great things about 'Foz' is just how much he loves the All Blacks,” said forwards coach Ryan sportsbook
“It's all about the team, every decision he makes sportsbook
Clearly, he has been through a lot but the All Blacks have been through a lot sportsbook
It is never about one person in the All Blacks, and that’s what has been impressive to me sportsbook
”Head coach Ian Foster looks on during a New Zealand All Blacks training session (Getty Images)Foster has taken bold calls, too sportsbook
The transformation of Jordie Barrett from bit-part utility man to first-choice inside centre has proved the key cog in getting the backline ticking, while the backing of captain Sam Cane has been rewarded by two outstanding performances in the last two weeks sportsbook
The All Blacks have had to deal with injuries, a red card and a breach of team protocols during this tournament but have kept powering on sportsbook
Their belief in and backing of their gameplan is just as strong as the Springboks’, yet Foster seems to get little of the same praise that Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber garner sportsbook
Perhaps it is that there is still an expectation of success around the All Blacks, a feeling that not winning the World Cup would be evidence enough of Foster’s inadequacy sportsbook
But the squad have made clear this week that they have a good man and a good coach at the helm sportsbook
If come Saturday night he is clutching a Webb Ellis Cup, this uncared-for coach might finally get some overdue credit sportsbook
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