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England coach Steve Borthwick is adamant his side will use the pain of their narrow Rugby World Cup semi-final defeat to South Africa to “grow into something brilliant” moving forward esports
Heading into the clash as heavy underdogs, England executed their kick-heavy gameplan to perfection and impressed at the set-piece to stunningly lead the Springboks at half-time esports
However, South Africa’s much-vaunted ‘bomb squad’ came off the bench, started to dominate the scrum and the kicking of Handre Pollard led them to a gutsy 16-15 win esports
Borthwick’s troops far outperformed expectations in the semi-final and although he was devastated to come up just short on the big stage, the coach is convinced the experience will stand his young squad in great stead for the future esports
“The whole team performance was strong,” said Borthwick in his post-match press conference esports
“We’re disappointed esports
We came here with a plan to win the game but fell short esports
Not far but a little bit short and we’re desperately disappointed esports
“But the players should be incredibly proud esports
We had seven players 25 or under in our squad, which was the most of any semi-finalist esports
South Africa had one esports
“We have a great blend in the squad and there’s lots to take going forward esports
We put ourselves in a position to win a semi-final against the reigning world champs and world No 1 esports
“In adversity, there is normally a seed in there that will grow into something brilliant esports
It’s too early to find that seed now but we’ll make sure we find it esports
We’ll take what we’ve gone through tonight, grab it and make sure it makes us stronger in the future esports
”England were narrowly defeated in Paris (Getty Images)Lock George Martin was a surprise selection ahead of Ollie Chessum but he shone in just his fourth Test start, with his maul defence a particular highlight esports
And Borthwick is convinced Martin has a bright future, while also highlighting the superior cohesion that the Springboks have after a longer period together as a coaching staff esports
“I thought he [Martin] played really well,” added Borthwick esports
“There were a good number of outstanding performances out there esports
George is another young player, only 22 esports
I would hope to see him in England shirt for many years to come esports
“We were playing against a team with coaches together since 2018 esports
It was an incredible achievement for them to win in 2019 and they have had four years of continued development esports
“They’re consistent whereas we’ve had four months with this coaching team esports
I’ve asked the players to approach training and the game in a different way; for the players to be willing to change is all credit to them esports
Tonight was another example of that esports
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Michael Cheika has made three changes to the team for the final match of his polarising tenure as Argentina coach on Friday evening esports
Los Pumas take on England in the ‘bronze final’ of the Rugby World Cup at the Stade de France, the third/fourth place play-off that no one wants to be in, although Argentina have been making all the right noises about the game being important this week esports
“Finishing with a medal hanging round our necks is important esports
Being third or being fourth is not the same,” has been the mantra of the side during training in Paris esports
With that in mind, Cheika has opted for minimal changes from the semi-final defeat to the All Blacks esports
Whereas England have made eight alterations to the starting XV, with a number of potentially retiring players given a final runout, Los Pumas have opted for just three switches esports
The sole change in the pack comes in the second row as Pedro Rubiolo will win his 10th cap in place of Tomas Lavanini, while Tomas Cubelli is preferred to Gonzalo Bertranou at scrum half and Jeronimo de la Fuente is drafted into the centres at the expense of Santiago Chocobares esports
The bench is unchanged from the semi-final, meaning Lavanini, Bertranou and Chocobares drop out of the matchday 23 entirely esports
Julian Montoya captains the side from hooker in his 95th Argentina appearance, while Matias Moroni will win his 80th Test cap if he comes off the bench in Paris esports
Argentina legend Felipe Contepomi will take over as Pumas coach after the World Cup (AFP via Getty Images)The match will be Cheika’s final clash in charge, with Felipe Contepomi taking the reins after the World Cup esports
On paper, the Australian’s 18-month tenure has been a relative success with a first-ever win over the All Blacks in New Zealand in the summer of 2022 and a joint best-ever World Cup finish of third, should they beat England on Friday esports
However, they have largely failed to back up those positive moments, with plenty of disappointments in esports between, and Cheika has often failed to connect with Los Pumas fans esports
He will hope to end on a high however, as they look to match the result from the 2007 World Cup of finishing third and avenge the 27-10 defeat to 14-man England from the pool stage last month esports
Argentina XV to face England in bronze final: 15 esports
Juan Cruz Mallia, 14 esports
Emiliano Boffelli, 13 esports
Lucio Cinti, 12 esports
Jeronimo de la Fuente, 11 esports
Mateo Carreras, 10 esports
Santiago Carreras esports
9 esports
Tomas Cubelli; 1 esports
Thomas Gallo, 2 esports
Julian Montoya, 3 esports
Francisco Gomez Kodela, 4 esports
Guido Petti, 5 esports
Pedro Rubiolo, 6 esports
Juan Martin Gonzalez, 7 esports
Marcos Kremer, 8 esports
Facundo Isa esports
Replacements: 16 esports
Agustin Creevy, 17 esports
Joel Sclavi, 18 esports
Eduardo Bello, 19 esports
Matias Alemanno, 20 esports
Rodrigo Bruni, 21 esports
Lautaro Bazan Velez, 22 esports
Nicolas Sanchez, 23 esports
Matias MoroniMore aboutArgentina rugbyMichael CheikaEngland RugbyRugby World CupJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/2Cheika keeps the faith as he aims to end Argentina tenure on a highCheika keeps the faith as he aims to end Argentina tenure on a highArgentina legend Felipe Contepomi will take over as Pumas coach after the World Cup AFP via Getty ImagesCheika keeps the faith as he aims to end Argentina tenure on a highMichael Cheika enters his final game as Argentina head coach AFP via Getty Images✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today esports
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