South Africa beat England 16 – 15 in a tight Rugby World Cup semifinal to set up a date with the New Zealanders. After beating the host France to reach the semifinal of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, South Africa beat another European country to reach the final of the competition. South Africa will play New Zealand, also three-time champion on Saturday 28th October at the Stade de France in Saint Denis. South Africa have won three Rugby World Cup finals in 1995 on home soil, 2007 in France and 2019 in Japan and won in every world cup final they played.