The greatest match EVER?! | France v South Africa | Rugby World Cup 2023 Extended Highlights

In the final quarter-final of Rugby World Cup 2023, South Africa and France played out potentially one of the greatest matches in the history of the sport. Relive all the best moments from these extended highlights as the Springboks faced the hosts in a thriller at the Stade de France in Paris, with Handré Pollard stealing the game by a single point at the end of the match!

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00:00:00 - Lineup Graphics by France
00:01:21 - Lineup Graphics by South Africa
00:02:37 - Pre Match by South Africa
00:02:55 - Match Start by South Africa
00:03:07 - Clean Break by Matthieu Jalibert
00:03:29 - Try by Cyril Baille
00:04:15 - Conversion by Thomas Ramos
00:04:26 - Try by Kurt-Lee Arendse
00:05:40 - Conversion by Manie Libbok
00:05:49 - Penalty by Frans Malherbe
00:06:05 - Penalty Goal by Thomas Ramos
00:06:16 - Try by Damian de Allende
00:07:34 - Try by Peato Mauvaka
00:09:03 - Conversion attempt by Thomas Ramos
00:09:25 - Try by Cheslin Kolbe
00:10:32 - Conversion by Manie Libbok
00:10:40 - Try by Cyril Baille
00:11:36 - Conversion by Thomas Ramos
00:11:48 - Penalty by Steven Kitshoff
00:12:30 - Card by Eben Etzebeth
00:12:41 - First Half End by South Africa
00:13:04 - Second Half Start by France
00:13:14 - Penalty by Ox Nche
00:13:32 - Penalty Goal by Thomas Ramos
00:13:46 - Try by Eben Etzebeth
00:14:37 - Penalty by Cameron Woki
00:15:00 - Penalty Goal by Handre Pollard
00:15:10 - Penalty by Faf de Klerk
00:15:31 - Penalty Goal by Thomas Ramos
00:15:42 - Match End by South Africa

[Equity_in_action.]

Watched rugby game for the first time 😂😂😂

[nevilleramodike]

One of the greatest games we’ll ever watch in our lifetime. Absolutely breathtaking.

[danlewis]

Taking the win with the entire stadium against you must make it so much sweeter.

[henniebester]

Just a belated deep thanks to the people of Japan - who 4 years ago were also knocked out of their tournament by the same team. Not once did they boo. You could hear a pin drop when Pollard lined up his kicks in Yokohama. Arrigato Gozaimasu.

[patjolly]

I've been watching international rugby since the mid-70s and it was, I think, the greatets rugby match I have watched

[chatwithtisa]

Even though South Africa won already, I’m still watching this to see how close we really were to not making it because it was tough competition and the Boks fought hard 🏆🏆🏆🏆🇿🇦

[layolambula]

Hearing nkalakatha after that final whistle just makes it even sweeter ❤

[theinfotube]

Watching a RUGBY match for the very first time, couldn't understand the game rules, but the game was entertaining 😊😊

[SeraajDavids]

This game is one of the resons why SA deserve to be champions.

[SparkBerry]

If you want to show a newcomer to the sport what Rugby is all about, this match should be the default choice from now on. It had everything. The skill, the drama and the defending champions vs the ascendant hosts. What more could one ask for?

[jacksonsjourney]

I had American friends over to introduce rugby to them with this game. They absolutely loved the sport. They watched all the other games and are now rugby fans. Thats how much this game did for new spectators.

[wesleyjazz]

It's like players took turns stepping up in the knockout rounds Etzebeth, Kriel, Libbok in this game, the whole bench in the England game and Pieter-Steph, Willemse in the final. Handre Pollard was outstanding throughout, really shows how important the kicking game is.

[KKOPPONG]

Etzebeth got his yellow didn’t question it, acknowledged it and seems to me he drifted towards the French players while running out likely apologising to the guy he hit. That’s all you can expect, professional and accountability👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[thubelihlezondi]

Its astounding how fast Cheslin Kolbe looks. It's like he's moving at 2x speed in comparison to everyone else.

[seatoskyadventures]

As a South African I was very worried in those first few minutes of the game. The speed of that French Maul against us and their rate of attack was crazy. Well done France on an epic game. Cheers 🍻 from 🇿🇦

[ajs]

The commentator calls Kurt-Lee Arendse, Cheslin Kolbe every single game

[carparkdave]

17 days after the game, and 4 days after the tournament ended, world rugby finally give us extended highlights of one of the quarter finals. Great job spreading the game guys!

[lazer_kiw]

I thought the Ireland-NZ match couldn't be topped then this game happened the very next evening. 2 of the greatest matches ever played and it was on the same weekend.

[cj]

Man I feel for france. I am a SA supporter, but man France was amazing that game. Can we admit that Colbi won the game for SA?

[dumisaralane]

The most beautiful moment was after the final whistle, the Springboks did not get carried away with celebrations but they embraced and showed respect to the hosts 🇫🇷 who tested them immensely. The magnanimous World Champions 🇿🇦 showed humility.