SOUTH AFRICA secured a dominant victory over England in the Rugby World Cup final. Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe scored brilliant tries on an emotional day for South African rugby as Siya Kolisi becomes the first black captain ever to lift the World Cup. Jon Boon3 days agoNovember 2, 2019THE media in South Africa have been lauding their Rugby World Cup win, and rightly so. Supersport ran with the headline, ‘Boks stick to Erasmus’s gladitorial gameplan to down England’ referring to the brutal nature of how the Springboks defeated the Lions. “A kickfest had been predicted for the final and – two blistering second-half tries from Bok wingers Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin Kolbe aside – so it proved as Pollard and Owen Farrell traded penalties early on. “But there was no lack of bite in a hard-hitting contest of gladitorial standards that left the players bloodied and bruised in a shocking advert for the attritional quality of test match rugby. “Even after six weeks of competition, there was no holding back from the two teams that have prided themselves on their physically confrontational styles of play.” The South African journalist James Richardson wrote glowingly about captain Siya Kolisi. “Siya Kolisi…