Sam Cane said he is ‘going to have to live for ever’ with the heartbreak of his red card in his side’s one-point World Cup final defeat by South Africa
The New Zealand captain, Sam Cane, walks past the World Cup trophy after South Africa made the All Blacks pay for his early red card.The New Zealand captain, Sam Cane, walks past the World Cup trophy after South Africa made the All Blacks pay for his early red card.Last modified on Sun 29 Oct 2023 01.11 CEST
Sam Cane admitted that the heartbreak of his costly red card in his side’s one-point World Cup final defeat by South Africa was something “I’m going to have to live with for ever”. The New Zealand captain was sent off via the bunker review system for a high tackle on Jesse Kriel just before the half-hour mark of South Africa’s 12-11 victory. South Africa led 9-3 at the time and extended their lead to nine points but the 14-man All Blacks rallied after the break and scored the only try of the match through Beauden Barrett, but came up agonisingly short.
“So much hurt right now,” said Cane. “It’s hard to find the words to explain it. It’s hard because I’m feeling so much hurt but proud because of the way we fought back. It speaks volumes of the group as a whole. A fantastic group of men who care so much about the ABs. There’s a lot of heartbreak in the shed and it’s hard. It’s something unfortunately I’m going to have to live with for ever.”
South Africa’s captain, Siya Kolisi, was shown a yellow card in the 45th minute for a high tackle on Ardie Savea but that was not upgraded, leaving the outgoing All Blacks coach, Ian Foster, unimpressed at the inconsistency. “I really don’t want the game to be about us talking about red cards,” said Foster. “It is what it is. There will be plenty of time to analyse that. There was an intent to wrap , there didn’t seem to be a whole lot of force in the contact.
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