Owen Farrell's team came so close to causing a huge upset which makes their loss by just one point all the more painful
Owen Farrell’s team came so close to causing a huge upset which makes their loss by just one point all the more painfulPARIS — In 2019, South Africa hammered England in the World Cup final.
That was what Borthwick consistently said he was relying on, having got his job with just nine months to prepare for the World Cup.It has ended, as many predicted it would, in the semi-finals, and it may take a little time to decide whether the tactics were all wrong, ultimately, in their route-one nature, or can be explained away by the hole England found themselves in when Jones was jettisoned.And the southern hemisphere domination of this competition goes on.
Two key areas were crucial: discipline and accuracy and England had a brief problem on the first count when captain Owen Farrell was marched back 10 metres by referee Ben O’Keeffe for backchat and holding on to the ball, which gave South Africa their first three points from Libbok in the 21st minute.
Penalties for breakdown and offside offences enabled Farrell to kick England 12-6 ahead at the break. But the Boks kept pushing, to no one’s surprise, and after substituting a slew of big names including Siya Kolisi and Eben Etzebeth, they finally got a try with a run round a line-out by Kwagga Smith finished by RG Snyman, with 12 minutes to go, and Pollard converting.
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