PARIS, Oct 22 — Three things we learned from South Africa’s dramatic 16-15 semi-final win over England that sets coach Jacques Nienaber’s team up for a final against New...
Players line up to shake hands after the France 2023 Rugby World Cup semi-final match between England and South Africa at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, on October 21, 2023.
He hit an opening penalty and converted RG Snyman’s try, before soaking up all the pressure to nail a 49-metre penalty to win the game with just three minutes remaining.“Firstly the scrum penalty, that is what got us the opportunity,” said Pollard, who kicked 22 points when the Boks beat England 32-12 in the 2019 final in Japan.“It was a big moment but it is what you want as a player on this stage, to have moments like that as a fly-half is what you live for. It was fun.
A much-shuffled pack featuring five replacements won the scrum penalty that Pollard converted for victory. “We are fortunate that there is not a lot of difference between the guys who start and the guys on the bench. We needed energy and they brought that.”Back at full-back for England was Freddie Steward, a surprise omission for the quarter-final against Fiji, which England won 30-24, coach Steve Borthwick instead plumping for specialist fly-half Marcus Smith in the number 15 jersey.
Leaping brilliantly for his first aerial test from a Manie Libbok bomb settled England nerves and he soon after safely gathered a second under pressure from Cheslin Kolbe.
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