It's England against South Africa in the second semifinal in the Rugby World Cup. The Springboks are the favorites. They’re the reigning world champions, they’re the No. 1 team in the world and they’ve just dumped out the highly fancied home nation in an epic match. England's players are trying not to build up their opponents too much.
South African players celebrate after they won the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match between France and South Africa at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. South Africa’s Franco Mostert catches the ball during the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match between France and South Africa at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. South Africa’s Manie Libbok passes the ball during a training session in Domont, near Paris, Tuesday, Oct.
The threats are everywhere and they have a game plan come rain or shine, and the weather might be wet in Saint-Denis on Saturday night. Steve Borthwick, England’s coach of less than a year, always warned the critics to judge his players at the World Cup, not before. Maybe he was right all along because they are this tournament’s only unbeaten team. This is his biggest test, however, and he’ll need to come up with a plan to rattle the experienced Springboks, who have 15 survivors from that title match in Yokohama four years ago.
Boks coach Jacques Nienaber appears to have settled on his best team — “continuity in team selection builds momentum and confidence within the group,” he said on Thursday — explaining why he has kept faith with the lineup that started the
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