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What was the score in the 1995 Rugby World Cup final

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South Africa defeated New Zealand 15-12 after extra time in the 1995 Rugby World Cup Final, played at Ellis Park, Johannesburg on 24 June 1995. Joel Stransky kicked the decisive drop goal in extra time to break a 12-12 deadlock. It was South Africa’s first Rugby World Cup title, lifted by captain Francois Pienaar and handed to him by President Nelson Mandela.

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