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ALL BLACKS WORLD CUP NEMESIS XV

1 Os du Randt South Africa

Did the All Blacks get their scrum moving in the 1995 World Cup final? Nope they did not and the reason why was because this bloke wouldn’t let them.

A terrific scrummager and warrior, he quietly added steel and presence to the Boks pack that got on top of the All Blacks 24 years ago.

2 Raphael Ibanez France

One of a few French men who were involved in the 1999 and 2007 defeats of the All Blacks.

In 1999 Ibanez was a fresh-faced hooker

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