adminTWICKENHAM. — The battle of Twickenham between New Zealand and South Africa left broken teeth, black eyes and stitches, but All Black warhorse Dan Carter escaped the carnage to see the All Blacks through to a fourth Rugby World Cup final. Carter, the highest scorer in Test rugby, kicked 10 points, including a crucial drop goal in a second half resurgence, as New Zealand fought back from 12-7 down to beat the Springboks 20-18 on Saturday.
“You should have seen the smile on my face at the end of the game. To hold out there in that last five minutes was awesome,” said the 33-year-old Carter who will now get to play in his first World Cup final next Saturday in probably his last game for the All Blacks.
The win under driving rain at Twickenham also took New Zealand a step closer to their ambition of becoming the first country to win three World Cup titles and the first to claim two in a row. — AFP.
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