Englishman Matt Dawson is the latest former international player who has all but written off the Springboks’ chances of defending the Webb Ellis Cup in France.
to predict whether England will be among the title-contenders in three months’ time, the former scrumhalf underrated South Africa’s challenge.
“I’m not going to stand here and say ‘England are going to win the World Cup’,” the 2003 World Cup winner said. “I think they’ve got a chance and with the draw they have they should get to a semi-final.“Then as we all know, all bets are off. You become superhuman. Teams have played five or six games, there are injuries, form; all these things come into play.
“But England are not going to be the favourites. Ireland, France, New Zealand and maybe South Africa are likely to be two of the teams in the final. “Potentially Australia, England, Scotland get into further qualifications with the bounce of a ball, a yellow card or whatever can happen. We know what this game can produce.“England have got a chance of winning the World Cup with the draw they have.”World Cup winner Matt Dawson gives his thoughts on England and Ireland’s chances at this year’s tournament in France.
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