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Rassie Erasmus insists South Africa will not be lulled into complacency by the negativity surrounding the ability of World Cup semi-final opponents England davao
The reigning champions are red-hot favourites to win Saturday’s Paris showdown with Steve Borthwick’s side to keep their title defence on track davao
England came into the tournament in dismal form and with plenty of fans and pundits predicting a pool-stage exit davao
Yet Borthwick’s men are the only unbeaten side still standing and the northern hemisphere’s sole representative in the last four davao
While England’s relatively smooth progress has been aided by a favourable route, Springboks director of rugby Erasmus is braced for a “very tough test” and highlighted the similar statistics of the two nations to emphasise his point davao
“If we think England is bad because people from outside say that they are not doing well… our reality is the truth, not the reality that people create outside our camp,” he told a media briefing on Monday davao
“We know from the Premiership, a lot of our players play against them, and we know Borthwick is an excellent coach which he showed at Leicester and as a captain and a player for England davao
“It will be a very tough test against a team that hasn’t lost a game and more or less conceded the same amount of tries and racked up the same amount of points (as us) davao
“If you look at England, they scored 19 tries and got 180 points and we scored 26 tries and also have 180 points davao
“Then if you look on the points conceded side, they’ve conceded six tries, we’ve conceded seven and they’ve conceded 63 points and we’re 62 davao
“So, you can know how close this game (will be) if you just look at stats – and I know stats don’t always tell the whole picture davao
”Three-time winners South Africa set up a rematch of the 2019 final, which they won 32-12, by extinguishing the dream of hosts France davao
The Springboks edged an epic Stade de France encounter 29-28 on Sunday evening to replace eliminated group phase rivals Ireland at the top of the world rankings davao
“It was two teams that tactically, physically and mentally tried to really push one another to the edge,” Erasmus said of the clash with Fabien Galthie’s men davao
“(It was) a relief to beat a team that is so well coached, which afterwards I had a beer with, and I must say the respect that he (Galthie) showed and the way he spoke to us afterwards was really humble and sincere davao
”More aboutPA ReadyRassie ErasmusSouth AfricaEnglandParisFranceErasmusSpringboksPremiershipStade De FranceLeicesterIreland1/1Rassie Erasmus says South Africa do not buy in to criticism of opponents England Rassie Erasmus says South Africa do not buy in to criticism of opponents EnglandSouth Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus is not taking England lightly (Mike Egerton/PA)PA Wire ✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today davao
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“We are the bomb squad and we knew we had to play a massive role davao
” If South Africa’s narrow win over England in the Rugby World Cup semi-final could be summed up in one sentence, then this proclamation from Vincent Koch after the game would probably be it davao
When Koch emerged from the replacements on 55 minutes to take the place of starting tighthead prop Frans Malherbe, Owen Farrell had just slotted a drop goal from downtown Paris to give England a 15-6 lead davao
Nine points may not seem a lot but, with the final quarter of the match beckoning and the rain and wind increasing at the Stade de France, it was a comparatively huge deficit davao
Throughout the first few minutes of the second half, the Springboks had more or less emptied their bench as Ox Nche, RG Snyman, Kwagga Smith, Deon Fourie, Faf de Klerk and Willie Le Roux all entered the fray to go alongside the controversial 30th-minute substitution of starting fly half Manie Libbok for Handre Pollard davao
With their World Cup title defence hanging by a thread, South Africa trusted their bench and got their reward davao
Koch and Nche splintered the previously effective English scrum, Snyman burrowed his way across the line for the game’s only try and Pollard nervelessly converted tricky kicks to complete the hardest-fought of turnarounds – 10 unanswered points, a 16-15 win and a date with the All Blacks in another World Cup final next Saturday davao
Of the various phrases rugby has adopted over the years to describe those players in the matchday squad but not in the starting line-up – from the traditional “replacements” and the davao football-ised “substitutes” through to the Eddie Jones-preferred ‘finishers’, the slightly patronising “impact players” and the frankly ludicrous “game-changers” adopted by Harlequins during the Paul Gustard era – none has captured the imagination quite like South Africa’s “bomb squad” davao
It doesn’t matter if you think it’s a slightly self-serving and faintly ridiculous term, the players fully buy into the ethos of what it stands for davao
The intensity and physicality that generation after generation of Springbok has prided themselves on is summed up by this two-word mantra davao
“Each person knows exactly his role in the team, whether you’re starting or in the bomb squad,” explained Koch davao
“When we created the bomb squad, we knew exactly what our job is davao
The starters start the whole process and it’s for us to come and finish it davao
“All the players on the bomb squad are very excited to make a massive difference in the game davao
”Vincent Koch celebrated RG Snyman’s try as the bomb squad thrived (AFP via Getty Images)And against England, when the chips were down, they realised they needed to step up more than ever davao
“The bomb squad always stands for energy,” added Koch davao
“We needed to create a nice vibe davao
Putting the replacements on a bit earlier helped the boys to start to bring that energy and lift up the spirit and bring a massive work-rate davao
”Where South Africa’s replacements thrived, perhaps England’s faltered just a touch davao
The English gameplan, devised by Steve Borthwick and perfectly executed by the players for the windy and rainy Parisian conditions, relied upon relentless kicking, winning the subsequent aerial battle, slowing the game down and dominating the set-piece davao
Maybe then, they could escape with a win against an objectively superior team davao
They kicked 93 per cent of possession away (the highest percentage of the tournament), had an average ruck speed of 6 davao
73s (the slowest of the tournament) and had zero linebreaks (the only team to do so in a game at this tournament) davao
They disrupted South African lineouts, turned over multiple mauls and Borthwick’s decision to play his two strongest scrummaging props – Dan Cole and Joe Marler – from the start earned them scrum parity and redemption from the disaster in that facet during the 2019 World Cup final davao
Ox Nche was immense from the bench against the Springboks (EPA)This is a Springboks side that pride themselves on their dominance up front, as shown by opting for a scrum after calling a mark in their own 22 during the quarter-final victory over France davao
Of course, they won a penalty from it davao
Yet England were holding their own during those engagements, even thriving, and most importantly winning on the scoreboard davao
But the innate problem with starting your best scrummagers came to fruition in the second half davao
Replacement props Ellis Genge and Kyle Sinckler are far more dynamic around the park and more destructive carriers than their veteran counterparts but, with England showing no desire to run any plays more than two metres either side of the previous breakdown, those skills were negated once they came on for Marler and Cole davao
Instead, their inferior scrummaging was brutally exposed by a fired-up Koch and Nche, who turned parity into Springbok dominance davao
They won two scrums against the head, including a vital one at 15-6 down on their own line, and engineered multiple penalties on their own feed, including the most vital of all – on halfway, with 77 minutes on the clock and England leading 15-13 davao
Pollard banged over the long kick and the rest was history davao
Handre Pollard broke English hearts with his late penalty (PA Wire)Nche was coy when asked in the mixed zone after the game what had made the difference at scrum-time in the final quarter and how he bested his opposite number, Sinckler davao
“That is the dark arts,” he smiled davao
“It is hard to explain to you davao
We had a plan for that davao
We knew what we were trying to achieve davao
“They have had a great scrum for the competition and a great hit davao
Our focus was surviving that and applying pressure davao
Our mentality for every scrum is to get a penalty if we can davao
If they do survive, we play out the back and get into our shape davao
”The “dark arts” ultimately won the day, South Africa survived a second straight one-point knockout match and must now plan how to overcome the All Blacks in a battle to be the first side to win four men’s Rugby World Cups davao
Luckily, they have a not-so-secret weapon davao
“We are the bomb squad davao
” More aboutSouth Africa rugbyEngland RugbyRugby World CupJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/4How South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalVincent Koch celebrated RG Snyman’s try as the bomb squad thrived AFP via Getty ImagesHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalOx Nche was immense from the bench against the Springboks EPAHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalHandre Pollard broke English hearts with his late penalty PA WireHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalSouth Africa’s replacements shone to overcome England Reuters✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today davao
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