Sam Whitelock, All Black lock and New Zealand's most capped Test player, may have missed out on becoming the first player to win three World Cup winner's medals, but he left Test rugby with reputation enhanced.
The 2023 Rugby World Cup-winning Springboks showed a great balance between youth and experience at the tournament.
All Blacks captain Sam Cane has been hit with a two-match ban for his red card against South Africa in the World Cup final.
Back-to-back Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has paid tribute to the thousands of supporters who filled the streets in celebration of the team's triumph in France last month.
Springbok flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit put together a man-of-the-match performance in the Rugby World Cup final, making an incredible 28 tackles.
Handre Pollard has revealed he was busy mowing his lawn in Leicester when a call from Rassie Erasmus came through asking him to rejoin the Springbok World Cup squad.