South Africa were relieved to emerge with the narrowest of victories over England in Saturday’s Rugby World Cup semi-final, bemoaning an error-filled performance and admitting their unfancied opponents outplayed them for large parts of a nail-biting contest.
Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Semi Final - England v South Africa - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - October 21, 2023 South Africa's Vincent Koch, Deon Fourie and teammates celebrate after the match as South Africa reach the final while England's Maro Itoje and George Ford look dejected REUTERS/Stephanie LecocqPARIS, Oct 21 - South Africa were relieved to emerge with the narrowest of victories over England in Saturday’sSkipper Siya Kolisi and coach Jacques Nienaber said the...
“All credit to England, they were written off but they came together to show who they are. But we found a way, so well done to the boys, and we are really proud of the fight that we showed, especially the boys who came off the bench.” "It was amazing, we won the scrum penalty for the opportunity and credit to the forwards for that. And then those are the moments that you live for as a player,” said Pollard of his 48-metre effort to seal success.“We are fortunate that there's not a lot of difference between the guys who started and those on the bench.”
“Credit to England, I thought they were outstanding on the night and they really had us under a lot of pressure. It really took something special for us to unlock their defence, to get a try near the end and us back in the game.”
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