This article first appeared on JAPAN Forward written by Galileo Ferrari.
After 44-days of Rugby World Cup fever in Japan, South Africa takes it all in a grueling 80-minute game over England 32-12. On Twitter, we look at how people reacted.
WHAT A TIME!!!!!! ??????????????????????????✊?✊?✊?✊?✊?✊?✊?✊???????????????❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #RWC2019 #ENGvRSA #WEWON #SiyaKolisi #SouthAfrica #BetterTogether pic.twitter.com/zDRH4mGoUa
— #OwnYourThrone? (@Boity) November 2, 2019
Sadly that #England didn’t win the #RugbyWorldCup19 but uplifted to see first black #SouthAfrica rugby captain. Sporting history was made today. #ENGvRSA our final was last week
— Floella Benjamin (@FloellaBenjamin) November 2, 2019
This is everything sport should be. #RWCFinal #ENGvRSA https://t.co/NN80s5FhlN
— Bill Neely (@BillNeelyNBC) November 2, 2019
Well done to my bro @Beast_TM & the S.A team. Well done South Africa! #RWC19 #ENGvRSA pic.twitter.com/7WknQKmr5U
— Flint Bedrock (@flintbedrock) November 2, 2019
Not quite the result we wanted. Proud of our Men. @EnglandRugby . Slept in my Jersey + will be representing all day. #WearTheRose #RWCFinal #ENGvRSA #RWC19 pic.twitter.com/FXdqCFoCkW
— Aimee Fuller (@aimee_fuller) November 2, 2019
Right there a #Shiftmoment for national confidence levels and unity of purpose and action. #StrongerTogether. Thank you @Springboks and grateful for the leadership of Erasmus, Kolisi and all behind our #RWC2019 win in #ENGvRSA #RWCFinal ??????? pic.twitter.com/nj4Z6yQmNS
— Prof Thuli Madonsela (@ThuliMadonsela3) November 2, 2019
Gutted with the loss but I couldn’t help but smile speaking to @Springboks fans outside the stadium & learning just how much it means to them and the country #RWCFinal #RugbyWorldCup #ENGvRSA
— Lauren Brennan (@LaurenBrennan17) November 2, 2019
This ? sums up the @rugbyworldcup final brilliantly. Well put @grahamjsimmons
Tough to win the Big Dance if you can’t get past the bouncers …#EngVRSA https://t.co/BNvvnVORa4— Bernard Jackman (@bernardjackman) November 2, 2019
Congratulations #SouthAfrica
Champions #RugbyWorldCup
South Africa exemplifies great cohesiveness and once again makes late @NelsonMandela proud with this achievement for the nation. #ENGvRSA #RugbyWorldCupfinal #RugbyWorldCup19 #englandvssouthafrica #WebbEllisCup
— Shaji Prabhakaran (@Shaji4Football) November 2, 2019
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? 2019#StrongerTogether #RWC2019 #ENGvRSA #RWCFinal #WebbEllisCup #RWCYokohama pic.twitter.com/92Uxtm4bFO— Springboks (@Springboks) November 2, 2019
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