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No team has ever won the Rugby Championship, or its previous incarnation the Tri Nations, and the World Cup in the same year.
The Rugby World Cup final will be Rassie Erasmus' last match as coach of South Africa, the Springboks boss has confirmed.
England must show no fear in the Rugby World Cup final, says Eddie Jones, who has backed his side to take the game to South Africa.
All of the Rugby World Cup semi-finalists and Japan have been represented in World Rugby's nominations for the 2019 team and coach awards.
Rugby league, not union, was in the blood for Owen Farrell but on Saturday he will battle to lift the greatest prize in the latter code.
South Africa regain livewire wing Cheslin Kolbe for the final against England in Yokohama.
England head coach Eddie Jones will deploy the same starting XV that beat New Zealand in last week's semi-final.
Kieran Read says New Zealand see their third-place play-off against Wales as a chance to "rectify a few things" at the end of an era.
Rassie Erasmus has made a huge impact since replacing Allister Coetzee as South Africa head coach, and now World Cup glory is the target.
Kieran Read's final New Zealand appearance will come in a Rugby World Cup bronze match, a setting Sean Fitzpatrick feels is not fitting.
