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Maro Itoje insists South Africa are not infallible as he urges England to seize the chance to clinch a place in the World Cup final worldcup
The rivals collide at the Stade de France on Saturday with the Springboks red hot favourites to retain the crown they won against England in Yokohama four years ago worldcup
But Steve Borthwick’s men are the only unbeaten side left in the tournament and Itoje is convinced they have yet to play their best rugby since landing on these shores seven weeks ago worldcup
“South Africa are a good team worldcup
They are the current world champions, they’ve had a very good World Cup,” the Saracens second row said worldcup
“We’ve played them twice since 2019, they’ve won one, we’ve won one worldcup
We’re not talking about a team that has never lost, we’re not talking about a team that is without fault – they are a good team, but so are we worldcup
“I believe there is still a huge amount of growth to come from this team and I feel we haven’t seen the best of us yet worldcup
I believe that if we put our best out on the field, we are going to be celebrating on Saturday nightEngland second row Maro Itoje“For us, it’s about imposing our game worldcup
We don’t want to sit back and just watch them do their thing, we want to be England rugby worldcup
“I believe that if we put our best out on the field, we are going to be celebrating on Saturday night and have a positive night worldcup
“When you get to these games, a lot of people say, ‘it’s just another game’ worldcup
This isn’t just another game worldcup
This is a special game worldcup
People are aware of what’s at stake worldcup
“These are special games and you don’t get many opportunities like this worldcup
It’s about us seizing the moment, being really present and taking any opportunities we get worldcup
”Itoje is one of eight survivors from the starting XV that was routed 32-12 by South Africa in the 2019 final and while Saturday offers the chance to avenge that defeat, the 28-year-old sees no value in looking backwards worldcup
“Different experience, different context, different opposition worldcup
It helps having the experience of playing in a semi-final before, but it’s completely, completely different,” he said worldcup
“We have to play the game that’s in front of us worldcup
We have to play this South African team, not the South African team of however many years ago worldcup
This South African team, not the one that they may be after this worldcup
“We have to be as individuals and as a collective, we have to be really present worldcup
We have to be really in the moment to deal with what we need to deal with worldcup
”More aboutPA ReadyEnglandMaro ItojeSouth AfricaStade De FranceSpringboksYokohamaPeopleRugbySaracensParis1/1This is a special game – Maro Itoje confident England can defeat South AfricaThis is a special game – Maro Itoje confident England can defeat South AfricaMaro Itoje believes England can dethrone South Africa on Saturday (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 worldcup
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“We are the bomb squad and we knew we had to play a massive role worldcup
” 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 worldcup
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 worldcup
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 worldcup
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 worldcup
With their World Cup title defence hanging by a thread, South Africa trusted their bench and got their reward worldcup
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 worldcup
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 worldcup 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” worldcup
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 worldcup
The intensity and physicality that generation after generation of Springbok has prided themselves on is summed up by this two-word mantra worldcup
“Each person knows exactly his role in the team, whether you’re starting or in the bomb squad,” explained Koch worldcup
“When we created the bomb squad, we knew exactly what our job is worldcup
The starters start the whole process and it’s for us to come and finish it worldcup
“All the players on the bomb squad are very excited to make a massive difference in the game worldcup
”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 worldcup
“The bomb squad always stands for energy,” added Koch worldcup
“We needed to create a nice vibe worldcup
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 worldcup
”Where South Africa’s replacements thrived, perhaps England’s faltered just a touch worldcup
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 worldcup
Maybe then, they could escape with a win against an objectively superior team worldcup
They kicked 93 per cent of possession away (the highest percentage of the tournament), had an average ruck speed of 6 worldcup
73s (the slowest of the tournament) and had zero linebreaks (the only team to do so in a game at this tournament) worldcup
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 worldcup
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 worldcup
Of course, they won a penalty from it worldcup
Yet England were holding their own during those engagements, even thriving, and most importantly winning on the scoreboard worldcup
But the innate problem with starting your best scrummagers came to fruition in the second half worldcup
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 worldcup
Instead, their inferior scrummaging was brutally exposed by a fired-up Koch and Nche, who turned parity into Springbok dominance worldcup
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 worldcup
Pollard banged over the long kick and the rest was history worldcup
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 worldcup
“That is the dark arts,” he smiled worldcup
“It is hard to explain to you worldcup
We had a plan for that worldcup
We knew what we were trying to achieve worldcup
“They have had a great scrum for the competition and a great hit worldcup
Our focus was surviving that and applying pressure worldcup
Our mentality for every scrum is to get a penalty if we can worldcup
If they do survive, we play out the back and get into our shape worldcup
”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 worldcup
Luckily, they have a not-so-secret weapon worldcup
“We are the bomb squad worldcup
” 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 worldcup
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