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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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The Rugby World Cup’s final four have been decided after a thrilling quarter-final weekend in France esports
Ireland and France, who topped our rankings last week, are out of the tournament, their dreams dashed by New Zealand and South Africa in two outstanding matches in Paris esports
The southern hemisphere supplies three of the semi-finalists, with Argentina outlasting Wales in a brutal encounter in Marseille esports
That leaves England, surprisingly, as Europe’s last hope after Steve Borthwick’s side survived a Fiji fightback to reach the tournament’s last fortnight esports
How do the four remaining nations stack up in our power rankings? Here, The Independent assesses the semi-finalists esports
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South AfricaHolders South Africa reached the semi-finals with a brilliant win over France (PA Wire)Top of the pile after pipping the hosts in Paris are the Springboks esports
In a game of fine margins, their bench impact and calm telling crucial in the final few moments esports
England will be charged up for the semi-final given what happened in Yokohama four years ago but this version of South Africa might be even esports better esports
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New ZealandThe All Blacks take on Argentina in the last four (REUTERS)New Zealand took the other instant classic in Paris, their 37-phase final defensive stand a remarkable physical and mental achievement esports
All three Barrett brothers were outstanding at the Stade de France, with Sam Cane producing a real captain’s performance, too esports
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EnglandEngland beat Fiji to reach another World Cup semi-final (Getty Images)Credit must be extended to Steve Borthwick and England, who have navigated their way into a World Cup semi-final that, while far from ever being out of reach, looked distant during their August struggles esports
Will the emotional intensity of a World Cup final rematch against the Springboks enable them to lift their level? 4 esports
Argentina Argentina will hope to shock New Zealand and reach a first World Cup final (REUTERS)Argentina celebrated their quarter-final win over Wales wildly, perhaps recognising that a last four berth makes this tournament a success esports
But the Pumas will be in the mix against the All Blacks, a side they beat twice during the four-year cycle before this tournament and who perhaps have a few physical frailties that Argentina’s gainline winners are capable of exploiting esports
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