Before Saturday, the Springboks had never scored a try in a Rugby World Cup final.

Not that it mattered much, because Joel Stransky’s boot, along with a Percy Montgomery / Frans Steyn double act in 2007, ensured that we did just fine without crossing over the whitewash.

South African rugby fans, and indeed almost every neutral around the world, would have taken a Springbok win by any means necessary. The fact that we scored two tries – both of them absolute crackers, and both of them scored by our wingers – really is something of a cherry on top.

First up, enter Makazole Mapimpi, much-maligned before and during the World Cup for his perceived defensive shortcomings.

I’ll put my hand up and say I’ve had my doubts, but he was superb on Saturday, and the Mapimpi / Lukhanyo Am double act try was absolute poetry in motion.

This one is best enjoyed with the isiXhosa commentary:

We need to pay special attention, too, to Am’s last no-look pass. In a bloody World Cup final, guys.

Ignore the Kolbe try for now and watch the second video below:

Last pass from Lukhanyo Am is delightfully nonchalant.

What a score from Makazole Mapimpi and the Boks.#RWC2019 pic.twitter.com/SNrsYTRrUT

— Murray Kinsella (@Murray_Kinsella) November 2, 2019

Complete and utter trust in your teammate to be running that outside line.

Here’s some pretty intense 3D action that makes it feel as though you’re running alongside the Boks:

Bloody marvellous.

For more on the Mapimpi success story, read this.

Right, let’s dabble in what is now one of my favourite all-time sporting moments.

Loose ball, Am to Pieter-Steph du Toit (that’s World Rugby Player of the Year, Pieter-Steph du Toit), who floats it wide to Cheslin Kolbe.

He looks the opposition skipper right between the eyes, and you know what’s coming next…

GOOD. NIGHT. NURSE.

The players knew the trophy was in the bag, the bench knew the trophy was in the bag, and around South Africa those watching went absolutely bloody bonkers.

That also meant we had the pleasure of really, truly, enjoying the final six or so minutes of the match, rather than praying for the team to hang on.

If you’re after another angle of the try, we’re here to please:

Perhaps this is why Owen Farrell is so reluctant to use his arms in the tackle.

I’m actually being kind compared to the folks over at RugbyOnslaught, who said “Cheslin Kolbe should be charged with manslaughter after ending Owen Farrell”:

Apparently his feet have to be registered in SA as they’re considered deadly weapons, and you can see why.

Owen Farrell just got killed.

The dancing feet of Kolbe have lit up Rugby World Cup 2019 with the diminutive winger showing that size isn’t everything, his footwork and pace allowing him to turn a defence inside out and leave players clutching at thin air in his wake.

Kolbe has only just turned 26, which means there is plenty more time for us to enjoy the speediest step in world rugby.

Now return to the top of the page and watch each of those videos again.

[source:rugbyonslaught]