As a South African, that was physically and mentally exhausting to watch. The only emotion felt at the end of the game was relief. England did everything that was asked of them. Their starting 15 were better than their counterparts by a substantial margin. The final result was solely because SA have the best bench in world rugby and, once again, saved our skins. Not sure if the can do that 3 games on the trot.
England, you did very well. Game plan , and players you were on top 70% of the time, I would say. WELL DONE. South Africa, are you Battle weary? BIT, YOU PULLED THROUGH. No other team has had the hard games to play that you have up to now. GO BOKKE, GO.❤
England brought their A game tonight, and were the better team for the majority of the night. The Boks showed their resilience and gave a masterclass in how to close out a tight game. Both teams can be proud.
As a kiwi that was a thrilling game , England so unlucky to walk away with a loss but wow what an amazing side , England can be proud of their teams performance . Nz Bokke final will be Epic.
England played so well, they can be really proud of themselves, our boks kept us on our last nerves but made us proud again, building for the back2back , so excited
South Africa 🇿🇦 fan and am ecstatic with a cricket & rugby World Cup double over England today. In honesty SA never looked like winning until remarkably we had. England were immense on the field and dominated the park; very well played! Now I am off to see my cardiologist about this numbness in my left arm.
my Thoughts was also when I saw proteas beat defending cricketWCChamps england so convincing,I then emefiatly fear the same is going to happen at the otherside ENG beating defending Champs Boks RWC...Im more then Happy 4 the double!!!
As a South African fan, I have to say I was more scared going into this game than going into the game with France. Everybody was overlooking the English team, but I had an inkling that they were going to do this. Immense props to the English team. Playing like you did today, you would beat most teams in the world. Sad you may be, but I think you can hold your heads up very high because you were the greatest surprise package of this entire World Cup. Big, big ups to you. You had me in abject terror for most of the game. Well done for silencing all those negative comments.
Yes cant understand why people thought that England would be a easy beat. This is exactly the game I thought it would be with England very brave but SA doing enough to get it done.
Really well said buddy. I'm heartbroken, but at the same time, very proud of this England team that were written off long before the tournament even began!
I agree, I was so convinced that England would pitch up for this game and Springboks fans getting ahead of themselves that I actually didn't watch the beginning of the game. I obviously had to at some stage, totally thought Boks lost this one but then turning point scrum came... and credit to Boks, not easy fighting back like they did
They wouldnt beat most teams in the world. The ABs IRE and FRA would have beaten them comfortably. SA is the only team that fields a starting backrow who cant compete effectively in the loose and thus they cede the contest for the opening 50 minutes. THEN they bring on their far better players, actual fetchers, who then help to swing the game for them. Against Sam Cane Van der Flier or Jelonch ENG would not have enjoyed the same advantages.. but because all of this is Verboten Analysis in the media we have to play pretend and pretend that "woah! England! World Beaters!" ..with each game they play SA's opposition can see their weakness become more and more glaringly obvious and each successive tier 1 opposition team enjoys an even more successful 1st half against the Bokke than the last.
From a neutral it seemed like two teams fighting ferociously over a bar of soap for ninety minutes SA looked tired and England played out of their socks, executed a good game plan with their best performance for a long time but left heartbroken. English fans should be proud but well done to SA for digging deep at the end.
@@thandisilec835 Theyre not tired, theyre just playing characters in the starting line up who shouldnt be there - and with every new game the opposition targets them as they can see ZA's weakness and the problems get worse. ZA are carrying players in the first half, and at this level they cant afford to do that anymore.
My take exactly, If SA win this it will be the hardest won World cup, really hard group and then a brutal 1/4 Vs France, the boks looked shot mentally and physically, that they won is testimony to there resolve..@@thandisilec835
Yep, your boys were bloody awful tonight and were lucky to win in the end. They allowed the poms to drag them into their style of play. They will improve a lot for next week but as a Kiwi I hope not quite enough!
I’m an AB’s supporter, but really enjoyed this game. Great to see England stick it to the nae sayers, and show us they’re back. I felt the game only really came alive after Ben O’keefe warned the teams about the “water boys/coaches” consistently coming on. Once the players were able to play without them in their ear, they started to play good rugby, at least that’s how it looked here. Well done to the Boks, see you next week.
Is it that England is "back" or is it just that the wet and gloomy weather conditions suited England more? Would it have been this close if it was a drier, more expansive game? I guess we will be able to judge when they face the Pumas for that third place prize.
@@scroopynooperz9051give them the benefit of the doubt, they deserve it. Had it been a result like yesterday’s, then you would have had your answer, but it wasn’t.
@@taniac1860 England played well today, i'm not taking anything away from them. I'm just saying they played well under conditions that arent the norm (and conditions that England would be more familiar with) my fear was essentially that they would get through in these atrocious weather conditions and then get blitzed by the Allblacks in a one sided dry weather final xD One swallow does not a summer make, but based on England blooding lots of young players and their performance today, I'd say they're in a decent place with a base to work off going forward. Northern hemisphere rugby has come a long way.
They could have won had they spent less energy chirping at the ref and getting on with it. Marler's stats will probably show he had more minutes in the ref's ear than anyone - Farrel will be peed off.
Hey man, not England's night. But making this video and being English, I take my hat off to you. Such class. From a bok fan, well done to England for that game and you sir, for stil showing such class even though I know you guys are heartbroken.
To be honest most of us didn't think we stood a chance. I'm more proud of the boys than I am upset, because I had very little in the way of expectations before the game and seeing them give such a great performance gives me hope they'll get back to being a top side again, though there's still a huge amount of work required. SA looked flat and tired. No surprise after last week. If they win this WC they'll certainly have earnt it. An epic pool game against Ireland, tough games against Scotland and Tonga, then that incredible quarter against France, followed by a very tough game against a tactically superb England, all very physical. I would never write off this SA team, but just at this moment NZ look fresher and that may just make the difference in the final.
as a South African i had really given up. I was in tears, but they come through as always. England really put on a good fight from the start and overall, it was a great match.
Agree completely that the scrums saved our skins in this game. England really played their gameplan to perfection and just played so much better than we did for 65mins. Well done to England, what a game! So proud of our boys, they dug deep and managed to pull off a win.
The SA selectors got the starting 15 wrong. The weather helped the English playing style. I also think Esterhuise in the midfield was needed against the English. Pollard has done unbelievably well considering how little rugby he has played this year. Great team effort from SA in the end. England played their best game of the tournament. Could have easily ended differently.
Plan was perfect and we won through it and England could not even try the so called weak squad lol thats ju a t nonsense to say a weaker side cause they did what they were supposed to do and the Bomb squad took it home😅
This is all delusional. ENG were the weakest team to ever make a semi final, they played The Most limited negative game imaginable (Farrell didnt pass once in the 1st half, all they did was kick and chase every ball off 9 or 10), ENGs younger props couldnt even scrummage properly, and they STILL ran ZA close because ZA insists on picking key players in their starting line up who are not up to it. The 'bomb squad' will not save ZA next week, by 50 minutes it will be too late. ZA are now kidding themselves celebrating beating a team that Fiji should have beaten.
What a game. England were unbelievable to keep the Boks out of the game for so long. It was a forgone conclusion watching how they were playing that a win was probable. Another nail biter, my heart can’t take it anymore. Well done England and well done the Boks! Whew!!!
Well done England, outplayed us for 70 mins. Dominated us. Thank God for our subs. Ox Pollard and Snyman. We really didn't have any answers. Miserable win
When the dust settles people will reflect that England had a great game plan suited for the opposition and the conditions and almost won it. However it was a hugely negative game plan and when we needed to actually play rugby with ball in hand at the end we couldn’t. Just because we got to semi-final and pushed a great team close it doesn’t mean hide the fact that the team needs to improve massively.
Great Comment! As a South African, i can honestly say that you guys should have had us. You can go home extremely proud of your boys. Excellent strategy and you really brought your A game. I think it just came down to the wire. Well played all, huge respect and i know i speak for all when i say that we look forward to our future clashes!
I’m afraid Englands front row replacements just aren’t good enough at world level , Genge and especially Sinkler can’t scrummage and don’t add much else to the team , they were the difference at the end .
South African here, the emotional trauma this game caused on me was intense. It wasn’t a great game but damn we didn’t deserve to win, glad we did but damn.
WOW what a game! I'm not gonna lie I was anxious throughout that game until the try. What a performance by England. You guys should really be proud. I though we were done for. What a comeback! Pollard coming in clutch.
Hard luck England. I started off cheering the Springboks, ended up cheering the English. If only the English had real Props. Ox Nche absolutely monstered the English. Snyman has proven that he is invaluable. Twice now the Springboks have been showed up in the midfield. Especially under the high ball. Again, Hard luck to the English. Ugly win, but a win non the less for the Boks.
The Boks are fatigued, their played extremely difficult games leading to this, you could almost see it today. But they know how to handle pressure. The country and God is behind them, and they know the purpose is bigger then themselves.
Ox Nche won the game for SA. England played brilliantly and used the conditions to their advantage. They were really unlucky not to pull it off. As a South African I am very relieved. Nienaber and Rassie made the right call to replace Manie so early with Pollard. Ox was an absolute beast and turned the game for us.
England having two non scrummaging props on the bench saved SA's skin. Go back and watch ENG vs SA last year, watch the French thrash ENG at Twickenham this year. ENG's reserve props cant scrummage well enough --- yet they cant be dropped either, smh..Thats what saved SA.
Pollard should have started. I find it difficult to believe that the coaches were so naive to think that a running halfback combination would work in the rain. Poor team selection, let's just hope they make selection changes, especially going back to a 6-2 bench for the final, otherwise the Boks will get belted.
England was super brilliant outsmarted us in every facet of the game their kicking game was class but Ox Nche single handed ly brought us from the dead. My heart breaks for England but I reckon it is why we are defending champions.
Agreed. The scrums in the last 20 minutes save our Butts (Springboks). As an avid SA rugby fan, wanna say HUGE CUDO'S to England. We were lucky to win. They played the better rugby today.
This was bad for my health. Most people in South Africa were in a state of shock, relief and quite a few were in tears after the game. I expected the game to be tough but England completely outplayed us for 65 mins. Have no idea how we won but well done to England. I am still shell shocked and its already the next day here in Jhb.
England probably got closer in that game than they otherwise would have if the weather was good and a more expansive Libbokean game was allowed xD Lots of handling errors induced by the wet weather etc. Inspired and timely substitutions scraped that one out of the fire for the boks.
SA did fantastically well to hold on and stay in range for 65mins. Just everything did not go their way. The bounce of the ball was cruel for the Boks tonight and in the same breath ENG were playing a superior smart game and their tactical kicking was a master class!. ENG did more than enough to win, the replacements made the biggest difference and particularly in the scrum. Boks not good with the wet weather at all. Backline completely negated by the fact in attack with the ball hardly getting past the 10 in the 1st 3 quarters. Good to see Eng pitch up though, good for Rugby.
Bok supporter here. I did not like that game at all!! England played English rugby and strangled the game. It wasn’t pretty to watch from either team. The England strategy was exactly the type of game the Boks were not prepared for, so kudos to them. Now onto the final - GO BOKKE!! 🇿🇦
England was brilliant. Hats off to them. Our boys were just completely flat. Lineouts, mauls, boks kicking were not on point. England played their game and excecuted it brilliantly.
So off tonight and the weather didn’t help either with all the buttery fingers. the road to the finals for the Bokke has been gruelling…we had to knock quite a few top tier sides. Feel ABs will be fresh as their road to finals hasn’t been as gruelling , I’m scared
Saffa here. England was great in1st half and we were not. We need to practise all work while being sprayed with water. Most stressful game I've watched until the very end. Go Springboks!!! ❤❤❤
Great play especially in the kicking and aerial battle and the rucks by England👏🏽 Great character and resilience by our Springboks! Not the best game to watch but a thriller nonetheless.
Two successive weeks the Springboks got out of jail, but that is what Champions do, they find a way. England were always going to turn up and for 70 minutes were the better side, but against this kind of opposition, you have to be the better side for 80 minutes. Just two moments turned this game. Well done England for the massive effort.
Saffa here. England was better. This is a hollow victory. Feel dirty as daylight robbery committed here. The English should be proud, a worthy adversary
Im not sure you can say South Africa had an off night, it was more England had a game plan and attitude which meant the Boks had to be at their very best to win. My one concern for the Boks next week is can they pull a third big performances out in a row. After last night the ABs will be wrll rested.
SA looked flat and knackered after last week, which is understandable after such an epic against France, plus other tough games before that all catching up with them. Borthwick got the tactics spot on and the English weather helped us too. In the last quarter Ox made the difference at the scrums, the ref not picking up SA boring in didn't hurt either and England made a few mistakes. e.g. George fluffing two throw-ins near the SA line due to the greasy ball, Stewart kicking another up and under instead of to touch and pinning SA back in their 22, etc. Small margins but that's what decides such close games. Whilst normally I'd be gutted to lose a game we'd dominated for so long right at the end, I had such low expectations going into tonight that I'm mostly just proud of England's effort. If SA win next week nobody can say they haven't earnt it.
@@speleokeir agree with that and we were unlucky on the final pen, but that was more a result of the perceived Bok scrum dominance so I get the decision. In the final analysis though, England exceeded expectations in this World Cup so Im not down about it. Im more disappointed that it will be a Southern Hemisphere name on the trophy for 9th out if 10 times and a missed opportunity for the Northern Hemisphere with France and Ireland leading the way. Ultimately the NH teams lack the nouse in these big games to get over the line.
England played the conditions perfectly. Mitchell’s box kicking was perfect and caused us all sorts of problems. Englands starting 8 played really well, and I thought Lawes and Martin especially were immense. I thought the better team in the night lost but we somehow found a way to win that match and you have to give the Springbok team immense credit for being able to do that. The Springbok changes made the difference, Ox and Pollard especially. I just hope their is something left in the tank for us as all these brutal matches we have played must be impacting the team, because if we play like that next weekend, we toast! Hard luck England, well played. Come on Bokke
Tough conditions. England turned up big time and silenced their critics. I tip my hat and apologise for counting the English out. On the way up again, which is great for Rugby. Congrats SA! See you next weekend! It's going to be awesome!!
I agree- SA only won because of their scrum and a stroke of excellent play by Deon Fourie and RG Snyman... In every aspect, England were better. Well done England. HUGE respect for England!
In every aspect better not really they took 1 minute almost at each ruk and then kick attack was no where. English played well and fronted up then used the conditions to the best advantage and boks got it wrong we were flat and still got the win.
Hope you joined the French rugby fans, they seemed perfect to help deal with that loss, gutted for England after 75m of excellence but relieved as a Bok fan.
Very good game from the English team tonight. First time ever I supported them but I was really into the game behind you. That was so close. Once again SA did manage to go through. They are definitely real fighters but they’re going to have to elevate their game against the ABs. The last minute scoring is not going to work each time.
South African here...This game was nerve wracking the springboks played terrible the first half...lack luster...had no clue what they were doing..but when the guys from the bench came on I knew we would win...well done bokke...good luck in the final
You scared the hell out of me at 28 seconds when you said SA had progressed to the semis. I can’t be going through another semi like that. We were second in almost everything bar the final score. Congrats Eng, that was a hell of a match.
@@Marius_vanderLubbe yes, Rugby World Cups are cruel, like any other international tournament. Maybe it was the psychological impact of having won three world cups that have the Springboks the solitary point they needed to win this game.
Im an All Blacks supporter and i thought both teams played rubbish so many knock ons so many turn overs so the cleaning of the ruck was poor from both teams and sooooo many kicks. I do think Englands kicking game was good but the springboks kicking was poor. If the springboks play like that against us which they might be forced too if it rains we might score big against them. That was probably the worst Springboks performance I've seen in many years I expected alot more from them.
As well as England played, and I expected them to play as they did, the Boks were just rank awful. They also looked surprised with England’s tactics, didn’t look prepared at all for the kicking game they employed. The coaches are to blame for that flat performance by not making any selection changes. Boks were out on their feet last week and it was quite evident they weren’t up for this game mentally, physically, and emotionally. The World Cup got the final I think it deserves but I don’t think for one second that the Boks can win next week, at least not with the XV that started tonight.
I don't think SA player awfully but just had absolutely no answers for England's tactics and then panicked for most of the match. But I agree that if South Africa can't change tactics well, we'll beat them next week
That was the best England have played all year. The reality is no attack, no try's scored and not putting the game to bed cost England tonight. They kept SA in the game and they took their one and only chance to score a try. Englands tactic of just holding on was a bad call. The tactics worked to neutralise SA but were the wrong tactics to win. Tonight England showed what they could do physically. All the problems are still there and a lot of improvement is needed. We shall see what Borthwick will do next. We see what needs to be done, can he?
Excellent, objective commentary. The important thing is, I think, that England is back. They finally played as well as we know they can. These are excellent, experienced players. I believe that another factor was that the SA palyers had not fully recovered after France. Etsebeth, PSD, etc. were mere shadows compared to their form a week ago. I agree that it was a mistake to play them again this weekend, and this is may well cost them the cup next weekend.
Amazingly honest review, impassioned but level-headed, a very difficult thing to do with only a few minutes gone since the end of a roller coaster of a game!Congrats England, a gutsy , in their face performance that completely blew the Boks away for 60 minutes until the bench was moved and the front five turned it around together with super Pollard. Cheers, heads high England from a Pumas fan
As a South African, I must say that England outplayed SA the entire game. It was gut wrenching and nerve wrecking the entire game. I agree with most comments that England used the weather conditions to their advantage. I think apart from SA working more on their attacking approach to the game, I think Rassie and Jacques needs to put more focus on improving their game plan in weather conditions like this. Props to Rassie for making all those changes early on in the game. At first glance I thought what the hell was he thinking to make these changes in the first half, however now I see the difference it made in the end result. Personally I think Ox and Pollard were the best changes he made as they won this game for the Boks. Even with the odds stacked against us the entire game I must commend SA's determination and fighting spirit as they never gave up throughout the game. Pollard had little game play the entire world cup but man I have never see a player as cool as a cucumber under immense pressure when kicking a penalty from the halfway line.
Heart almost leapt out my chest - how tf did we do that? Judging from the 2019 semifinal super performance by England against New Zealand, and tonight, I conclude England really has a talent for pitching up hard in semis 💪🏾 Bokke 🏆🏆🏆.....🏆 loading...
England need to be given their flowers, its never easy to make it to a semi-final regardless of your opposition. Right now, South Africa's game management is their biggest strength.
That was a titanic arm-wrestle between two proud rugby nations and it was never going to be a fast-flowing try fest, especially in those weather conditions. England executed their game plan, negative or not, pretty damned well but unfortunately it fell apart over the last 12 minutes and South Africa were able to sneak home with the win and reach the Final, where either they or New Zealand will become the outright best nation at the World Cup with four titles. Unfortunately there has been a fair bit of talk already in the aftermath about the scrum penalty which Handre Pollard converted to win the game. Furthermore, on top of that the performance of referee Ben O'Keeffe has come under question again after French Captain Antoine Dupont accused him of not being up to standard following on from the Quarter Final. It seems like it's too easy to just point the finger of blame at the man with the whistle when your team loses a close one. O'Keeffe handled both of those games pretty well but of course can't referee the Final because his native New Zealand are in it.
Great game plan by England to kick and disrupt, just a horrible game to watch, 73 kicks from hand and the weather was also a major factor. ON a dry day I believe SA would have crucified on the counter. However again England played to their max, so well done. However for rugby, thankfully the Springboks won through, so now we can have a decent game of rugby for the final between 2 of the 4 clearly best teams in the world. This was the first real challenge for England, SA had Scotland, Ireland and France to beat. So commiserations England, congrats SA and lets look forward to next weekend.
That wasn’t pretty. Boks did a smash and grab on England. The English really pushed us tonight and were probably unlucky not to win given the amount of dominance they had. Tonight, took the definition of “digging deep” to a whole new level.
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As a South African, that was physically and mentally exhausting to watch. The only emotion felt at the end of the game was relief. England did everything that was asked of them. Their starting 15 were better than their counterparts by a substantial margin. The final result was solely because SA have the best bench in world rugby and, once again, saved our skins. Not sure if the can do that 3 games on the trot.
I think our guys were fatigued, a few changes for next week, we have a good bunch of guys on the wings
Nice to finally read a balanced and fair comment instead of just bitterness and hate. Fair play
That's appreciated congratulations to SA
England, you did very well. Game plan , and players you were on top 70% of the time, I would say.
WELL DONE.
South Africa, are you Battle weary?
BIT, YOU PULLED THROUGH.
No other team has had the hard games to play that you have up to now.
GO BOKKE, GO.❤
Ox was a game changer
England brought their A game tonight, and were the better team for the majority of the night. The Boks showed their resilience and gave a masterclass in how to close out a tight game. Both teams can be proud.
Nailed it
As a kiwi that was a thrilling game , England so unlucky to walk away with a loss but wow what an amazing side , England can be proud of their teams performance . Nz Bokke final will be Epic.
Yes we knew it lol 😂
England played so well, they can be really proud of themselves, our boks kept us on our last nerves but made us proud again, building for the back2back , so excited
South Africa 🇿🇦 fan and am ecstatic with a cricket & rugby World Cup double over England today.
In honesty SA never looked like winning until remarkably we had. England were immense on the field and dominated the park; very well played! Now I am off to see my cardiologist about this numbness in my left arm.
Wouldn't you want to see a cardiologist for a numb heart instead?
🤣😂🤣nail biting stuff.
😂😂😂😂 hope you can handle the final 😂😂
You shouldn’t have worried England had our secret weapons come on , Sinkler and Genge , they can fuck up Englands scrum every time.
my Thoughts was also when I saw proteas beat defending cricketWCChamps england so convincing,I then emefiatly fear the same is going to happen at the otherside ENG beating defending Champs Boks RWC...Im more then Happy 4 the double!!!
As a South African fan, I have to say I was more scared going into this game than going into the game with France. Everybody was overlooking the English team, but I had an inkling that they were going to do this. Immense props to the English team. Playing like you did today, you would beat most teams in the world. Sad you may be, but I think you can hold your heads up very high because you were the greatest surprise package of this entire World Cup. Big, big ups to you. You had me in abject terror for most of the game. Well done for silencing all those negative comments.
Yes cant understand why people thought that England would be a easy beat. This is exactly the game I thought it would be with England very brave but SA doing enough to get it done.
Really well said buddy. I'm heartbroken, but at the same time, very proud of this England team that were written off long before the tournament even began!
I agree, I was so convinced that England would pitch up for this game and Springboks fans getting ahead of themselves that I actually didn't watch the beginning of the game. I obviously had to at some stage, totally thought Boks lost this one but then turning point scrum came... and credit to Boks, not easy fighting back like they did
They wouldnt beat most teams in the world. The ABs IRE and FRA would have beaten them comfortably. SA is the only team that fields a starting backrow who cant compete effectively in the loose and thus they cede the contest for the opening 50 minutes. THEN they bring on their far better players, actual fetchers, who then help to swing the game for them. Against Sam Cane Van der Flier or Jelonch ENG would not have enjoyed the same advantages.. but because all of this is Verboten Analysis in the media we have to play pretend and pretend that "woah! England! World Beaters!" ..with each game they play SA's opposition can see their weakness become more and more glaringly obvious and each successive tier 1 opposition team enjoys an even more successful 1st half against the Bokke than the last.
I’m really disappointed to see how poorly France have handled the loss. I think DuPont’s comments were really bad sportsmanship.
As a south african supporter we might not play the best rugby but we play as a nation that's why we win
As an extended nation with a 16th player from NZ
@@adogonasidecar1262 lahooozers!
This game was a stressful nightmare to watch (from a SA fan).
England could have won. They did a good job. The intelligent skill mix by Rassie did it for Bokke !
Whilst we lost tonight, I can see from the comments that England have won respect back from the rugby community.
That for me means everything 🌹
Big ups England. As a South African I prepared myself for the loss. But it happens. Let's go SA🇿🇦
South Africa gave England hope and then crushed their dreams...
Sounds like our politics!! 😂
(I can say that as a Saffa)
True that !!!
Just!😊
From a neutral it seemed like two teams fighting ferociously over a bar of soap for ninety minutes SA looked tired and England played out of their socks, executed a good game plan with their best performance for a long time but left heartbroken. English fans should be proud but well done to SA for digging deep at the end.
SA is tired. Had to play Tonga, Ireland, Scotland,France and England…I’m drained just mentioning those teams…all top class
SA looked worn, and tired. Can see it's been a long world cup
Dunno about tired....just confused.
@@thandisilec835 Theyre not tired, theyre just playing characters in the starting line up who shouldnt be there - and with every new game the opposition targets them as they can see ZA's weakness and the problems get worse. ZA are carrying players in the first half, and at this level they cant afford to do that anymore.
My take exactly, If SA win this it will be the hardest won World cup, really hard group and then a brutal 1/4 Vs France, the boks looked shot mentally and physically, that they won is testimony to there resolve..@@thandisilec835
Much love to England. That was an epic battle 🇿🇦
From a Saffa: We were awful, but we'll take it. Lots of improvement needed for the final.
We played SO bad. But we’ll take the ugly win. 🙏
@@Jesus_is_Lord_316just remember who beat you in this competition 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Yep, your boys were bloody awful tonight and were lucky to win in the end. They allowed the poms to drag them into their style of play. They will improve a lot for next week but as a Kiwi I hope not quite enough!
@@numanoid5665 Still some cocky ones even after another QF exit. 🤦🏻♂️
@numanoid5665 just remember you'll never be half decent again.
I’m an AB’s supporter, but really enjoyed this game. Great to see England stick it to the nae sayers, and show us they’re back. I felt the game only really came alive after Ben O’keefe warned the teams about the “water boys/coaches” consistently coming on. Once the players were able to play without them in their ear, they started to play good rugby, at least that’s how it looked here.
Well done to the Boks, see you next week.
Is it that England is "back" or is it just that the wet and gloomy weather conditions suited England more? Would it have been this close if it was a drier, more expansive game?
I guess we will be able to judge when they face the Pumas for that third place prize.
@@scroopynooperz9051give them the benefit of the doubt, they deserve it. Had it been a result like yesterday’s, then you would have had your answer, but it wasn’t.
@@taniac1860 England played well today, i'm not taking anything away from them. I'm just saying they played well under conditions that arent the norm (and conditions that England would be more familiar with)
my fear was essentially that they would get through in these atrocious weather conditions and then get blitzed by the Allblacks in a one sided dry weather final xD
One swallow does not a summer make, but based on England blooding lots of young players and their performance today, I'd say they're in a decent place with a base to work off going forward.
Northern hemisphere rugby has come a long way.
They could have won had they spent less energy chirping at the ref and getting on with it. Marler's stats will probably show he had more minutes in the ref's ear than anyone - Farrel will be peed off.
@@anthonyberry9193 true, the last time I saw a team marched 10 meters for back chat was in 1st XV rugby (school boys).
Agree, the scrum in the second half saved the Springboks
ENGLAND PLAYED WELL BUT MY BOYS THE BOKS DID IT AGAIN SIR ALFRED 👌
Hey man, not England's night. But making this video and being English, I take my hat off to you. Such class. From a bok fan, well done to England for that game and you sir, for stil showing such class even though I know you guys are heartbroken.
It's thought love
To be honest most of us didn't think we stood a chance. I'm more proud of the boys than I am upset, because I had very little in the way of expectations before the game and seeing them give such a great performance gives me hope they'll get back to being a top side again, though there's still a huge amount of work required.
SA looked flat and tired. No surprise after last week. If they win this WC they'll certainly have earnt it. An epic pool game against Ireland, tough games against Scotland and Tonga, then that incredible quarter against France, followed by a very tough game against a tactically superb England, all very physical.
I would never write off this SA team, but just at this moment NZ look fresher and that may just make the difference in the final.
as a South African i had really given up. I was in tears, but they come through as always. England really put on a good fight from the start and overall, it was a great match.
The people i was watching were also dejected when England was leading, I can truly say I believed we would win 💯
Same here, had I not come in my friends car, I would have left, that's how bad it was, couldn't take it, I'm glad I stayed
Agree completely that the scrums saved our skins in this game. England really played their gameplan to perfection and just played so much better than we did for 65mins. Well done to England, what a game! So proud of our boys, they dug deep and managed to pull off a win.
The SA selectors got the starting 15 wrong. The weather helped the English playing style. I also think Esterhuise in the midfield was needed against the English. Pollard has done unbelievably well considering how little rugby he has played this year. Great team effort from SA in the end. England played their best game of the tournament. Could have easily ended differently.
I mean rassie's plan worked at the end of the day😭
Plan was perfect and we won through it and England could not even try the so called weak squad lol thats ju a t nonsense to say a weaker side cause they did what they were supposed to do and the Bomb squad took it home😅
This is all delusional. ENG were the weakest team to ever make a semi final, they played The Most limited negative game imaginable (Farrell didnt pass once in the 1st half, all they did was kick and chase every ball off 9 or 10), ENGs younger props couldnt even scrummage properly, and they STILL ran ZA close because ZA insists on picking key players in their starting line up who are not up to it. The 'bomb squad' will not save ZA next week, by 50 minutes it will be too late. ZA are now kidding themselves celebrating beating a team that Fiji should have beaten.
What a game. England were unbelievable to keep the Boks out of the game for so long. It was a forgone conclusion watching how they were playing that a win was probable. Another nail biter, my heart can’t take it anymore. Well done England and well done the Boks! Whew!!!
Well done England, outplayed us for 70 mins. Dominated us. Thank God for our subs. Ox Pollard and Snyman.
We really didn't have any answers.
Miserable win
When the dust settles people will reflect that England had a great game plan suited for the opposition and the conditions and almost won it. However it was a hugely negative game plan and when we needed to actually play rugby with ball in hand at the end we couldn’t. Just because we got to semi-final and pushed a great team close it doesn’t mean hide the fact that the team needs to improve massively.
Excellent comment.
eng,ire and fr all player negatively, and when behind in the last few minutes, cynically played for a penalty. Very glad that didn't work.
Great comment
Great Comment! As a South African, i can honestly say that you guys should have had us. You can go home extremely proud of your boys. Excellent strategy and you really brought your A game. I think it just came down to the wire. Well played all, huge respect and i know i speak for all when i say that we look forward to our future clashes!
I’m afraid Englands front row replacements just aren’t good enough at world level , Genge and especially Sinkler can’t scrummage and don’t add much else to the team , they were the difference at the end .
South African here, the emotional trauma this game caused on me was intense. It wasn’t a great game but damn we didn’t deserve to win, glad we did but damn.
I sat on my floor and I thought this can’t be happening, I felt physically sick. What I have experienced today is trauma
I feel u totally. My beers were going down hard. Lol. Felt like I wanted to shit n vomit at the same time
WOW what a game! I'm not gonna lie I was anxious throughout that game until the try. What a performance by England. You guys should really be proud. I though we were done for. What a comeback! Pollard coming in clutch.
That was the most tense last few minutes as a Bok fan. Well played England! Massive respect for your team.
Hard luck England. I started off cheering the Springboks, ended up cheering the English. If only the English had real Props. Ox Nche absolutely monstered the English. Snyman has proven that he is invaluable. Twice now the Springboks have been showed up in the midfield. Especially under the high ball. Again, Hard luck to the English. Ugly win, but a win non the less for the Boks.
ENG's reserve props have been a weakness for a long time..
The Boks are fatigued, their played extremely difficult games leading to this, you could almost see it today.
But they know how to handle pressure. The country and God is behind them, and they know the purpose is bigger then themselves.
Ox Nche won the game for SA. England played brilliantly and used the conditions to their advantage. They were really unlucky not to pull it off. As a South African I am very relieved. Nienaber and Rassie made the right call to replace Manie so early with Pollard. Ox was an absolute beast and turned the game for us.
England having two non scrummaging props on the bench saved SA's skin. Go back and watch ENG vs SA last year, watch the French thrash ENG at Twickenham this year. ENG's reserve props cant scrummage well enough --- yet they cant be dropped either, smh..Thats what saved SA.
Pollard should have started. I find it difficult to believe that the coaches were so naive to think that a running halfback combination would work in the rain. Poor team selection, let's just hope they make selection changes, especially going back to a 6-2 bench for the final, otherwise the Boks will get belted.
England was super brilliant outsmarted us in every facet of the game their kicking game was class but Ox Nche single handed ly brought us from the dead. My heart breaks for England but I reckon it is why we are defending champions.
You're correct. That scrum was planned for Pollards kick
England 🏴 played a brilliant game! Well done! All the way from SA🏉🇿🇦
Agreed. The scrums in the last 20 minutes save our Butts (Springboks). As an avid SA rugby fan, wanna say HUGE CUDO'S to England. We were lucky to win. They played the better rugby today.
Well done Bokke! We are as a nation so proud of our Springboks!
This was bad for my health. Most people in South Africa were in a state of shock, relief and quite a few were in tears after the game. I expected the game to be tough but England completely outplayed us for 65 mins. Have no idea how we won but well done to England. I am still shell shocked and its already the next day here in Jhb.
Well done to the boys, hope next week will be amazing.
England probably got closer in that game than they otherwise would have if the weather was good and a more expansive Libbokean game was allowed xD
Lots of handling errors induced by the wet weather etc.
Inspired and timely substitutions scraped that one out of the fire for the boks.
SA did fantastically well to hold on and stay in range for 65mins. Just everything did not go their way. The bounce of the ball was cruel for the Boks tonight and in the same breath ENG were playing a superior smart game and their tactical kicking was a master class!. ENG did more than enough to win, the replacements made the biggest difference and particularly in the scrum. Boks not good with the wet weather at all. Backline completely negated by the fact in attack with the ball hardly getting past the 10 in the 1st 3 quarters.
Good to see Eng pitch up though, good for Rugby.
That was to much stress, well done to both teams im a saffa, and feel england were the better team but really happy we won...
Bok supporter here. I did not like that game at all!!
England played English rugby and strangled the game. It wasn’t pretty to watch from either team.
The England strategy was exactly the type of game the Boks were not prepared for, so kudos to them.
Now onto the final - GO BOKKE!! 🇿🇦
England was brilliant. Hats off to them. Our boys were just completely flat. Lineouts, mauls, boks kicking were not on point. England played their game and excecuted it brilliantly.
So off tonight and the weather didn’t help either with all the buttery fingers. the road to the finals for the Bokke has been gruelling…we had to knock quite a few top tier sides. Feel ABs will be fresh as their road to finals hasn’t been as gruelling , I’m scared
@@thandisilec835 Gonna be a good one. Sometimes the final in itself lifts any team.
SA gunna come into the final more beat up with a day less prep...bet we'll hear about it all week too.
Well done Eng, greatv to see they have returned
mate, LOVE this format. The fact that you're out there, like a vlog. Very cool format.
Saffa here. England was great in1st half and we were not. We need to practise all work while being sprayed with water. Most stressful game I've watched until the very end. Go Springboks!!! ❤❤❤
What a comeback, well done Bokke 🇿🇦🇿🇦
Loving your content... you deserve a lekker night out with the French boys. Go and enjoy
60 minutes I thought it’s done for the springboks but no they showed why they champions. Great analysis
We needed a game like this to bring us down to earth. Well played England… but the bokke will be better next weekend
Great play especially in the kicking and aerial battle and the rucks by England👏🏽
Great character and resilience by our Springboks! Not the best game to watch but a thriller nonetheless.
England played really well and can be very proud. Too many people underestimated England (including me). Commiserations and chin up! Go Bokke!
Well played England, you were the better team. Such a relief to get a win in that game.
Absolutely, South Africa scrummed their way back into the game. And you got a new subcribe
Two successive weeks the Springboks got out of jail, but that is what Champions do, they find a way. England were always going to turn up and for 70 minutes were the better side, but against this kind of opposition, you have to be the better side for 80 minutes. Just two moments turned this game. Well done England for the massive effort.
Englanders played very well. But despite that Springboks played very well where it counted.
Mate, you're so patient and fair with the fans. Fair play 😅
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Saffa here. England was better. This is a hollow victory. Feel dirty as daylight robbery committed here. The English should be proud, a worthy adversary
England was absolutely brilliant but the Boks refuse to die they just won't go away🇿🇦
As a South African I felt we were flat. The French game got the best of us. Very happy to be in the final
I hope we take motivation and confidence from this war we just had with a great England team.
Im not sure you can say South Africa had an off night, it was more England had a game plan and attitude which meant the Boks had to be at their very best to win. My one concern for the Boks next week is can they pull a third big performances out in a row. After last night the ABs will be wrll rested.
SA looked flat and knackered after last week, which is understandable after such an epic against France, plus other tough games before that all catching up with them.
Borthwick got the tactics spot on and the English weather helped us too.
In the last quarter Ox made the difference at the scrums, the ref not picking up SA boring in didn't hurt either and England made a few mistakes. e.g. George fluffing two throw-ins near the SA line due to the greasy ball, Stewart kicking another up and under instead of to touch and pinning SA back in their 22, etc. Small margins but that's what decides such close games.
Whilst normally I'd be gutted to lose a game we'd dominated for so long right at the end, I had such low expectations going into tonight that I'm mostly just proud of England's effort.
If SA win next week nobody can say they haven't earnt it.
@@speleokeir agree with that and we were unlucky on the final pen, but that was more a result of the perceived Bok scrum dominance so I get the decision. In the final analysis though, England exceeded expectations in this World Cup so Im not down about it. Im more disappointed that it will be a Southern Hemisphere name on the trophy for 9th out if 10 times and a missed opportunity for the Northern Hemisphere with France and Ireland leading the way. Ultimately the NH teams lack the nouse in these big games to get over the line.
hey what journey lad. been a pleasure. good luck on the 6 nations eglsih tim..you will do well there lad i am 100pc on this.
England played the conditions perfectly. Mitchell’s box kicking was perfect and caused us all sorts of problems. Englands starting 8 played really well, and I thought Lawes and Martin especially were immense.
I thought the better team in the night lost but we somehow found a way to win that match and you have to give the Springbok team immense credit for being able to do that.
The Springbok changes made the difference, Ox and Pollard especially.
I just hope their is something left in the tank for us as all these brutal matches we have played must be impacting the team, because if we play like that next weekend, we toast!
Hard luck England, well played.
Come on Bokke
Tough conditions. England turned up big time and silenced their critics. I tip my hat and apologise for counting the English out. On the way up again, which is great for Rugby. Congrats SA! See you next weekend! It's going to be awesome!!
I agree- SA only won because of their scrum and a stroke of excellent play by Deon Fourie and RG Snyman... In every aspect, England were better. Well done England. HUGE respect for England!
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No shit sherlock, that's what SA is known for.
In every aspect better not really they took 1 minute almost at each ruk and then kick attack was no where. English played well and fronted up then used the conditions to the best advantage and boks got it wrong we were flat and still got the win.
Ox is king
salads don't win scrums😅🇿🇦
A *DOUBLE* win for us today against England at two different world cups - *on the same day!!*
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🇿🇦💫
Yeah but seriously who's gonna really win the cricket and the footy- it's on. 🇳🇿 probably India and RSA.But go the ABs.
SA players looked extremely fatigued. Ireland, France, England - next NZ...
damn, that's wild.
Abs made ireland Argentina look easy . ready now
Hope you joined the French rugby fans, they seemed perfect to help deal with that loss, gutted for England after 75m of excellence but relieved as a Bok fan.
Very good game from the English team tonight. First time ever I supported them but I was really into the game behind you. That was so close. Once again SA did manage to go through. They are definitely real fighters but they’re going to have to elevate their game against the ABs. The last minute scoring is not going to work each time.
South African here...This game was nerve wracking the springboks played terrible the first half...lack luster...had no clue what they were doing..but when the guys from the bench came on I knew we would win...well done bokke...good luck in the final
England were so good. We were atrocious, but I'm grateful for the victory!
As a south African this world cup has aged me😭
You scared the hell out of me at 28 seconds when you said SA had progressed to the semis. I can’t be going through another semi like that. We were second in almost everything bar the final score. Congrats Eng, that was a hell of a match.
England played exceptionally, South Africa looked tired and played without their usual fire.
Great review.
BOKS don't play well when they're favorites🤞
100% bro, i am happy that we going to the final not favorites...
@@motlhabanemedupe8635won't make any difference easy win for NZ
@@Trajan2401 MAN BE OPEN MINDED OTHER YOU CAN CRY TOO MUCH NEXT WEEKEND... THIS SPRINGBOKS TEAM ARE HARD TO BEAT...ASK THE FRENCH AND THE ENGLISH...
So glad the Boks were able to cross the line. But the best team didn’t win tonight!
I thought England deserved to win. The Springboks only showed up in the last 10 minutes or so and were lucky to get the result.
Noone deserves to win. You win or you lose.
@@Marius_vanderLubbe yes, Rugby World Cups are cruel, like any other international tournament. Maybe it was the psychological impact of having won three world cups that have the Springboks the solitary point they needed to win this game.
Congrats to the Boks, rugby is an 80 plus game and you only required 10 mins to win it.
Dude you are the best!
Blood pressure thru the roof. Couldnt not watch those last few seconds
Im an All Blacks supporter and i thought both teams played rubbish so many knock ons so many turn overs so the cleaning of the ruck was poor from both teams and sooooo many kicks. I do think Englands kicking game was good but the springboks kicking was poor. If the springboks play like that against us which they might be forced too if it rains we might score big against them.
That was probably the worst Springboks performance I've seen in many years I expected alot more from them.
As well as England played, and I expected them to play as they did, the Boks were just rank awful. They also looked surprised with England’s tactics, didn’t look prepared at all for the kicking game they employed. The coaches are to blame for that flat performance by not making any selection changes. Boks were out on their feet last week and it was quite evident they weren’t up for this game mentally, physically, and emotionally. The World Cup got the final I think it deserves but I don’t think for one second that the Boks can win next week, at least not with the XV that started tonight.
I don't think SA player awfully but just had absolutely no answers for England's tactics and then panicked for most of the match. But I agree that if South Africa can't change tactics well, we'll beat them next week
Agree 💯 SA knew the scrums would safe them. England played well.
Happy it's the Southern Hemisphere in Finals❣️🙏🏉
The emotion in the end was real. We feel you...we have been there...
Also - Alfie, great interaction with the French fan!
That was the best England have played all year. The reality is no attack, no try's scored and not putting the game to bed cost England tonight. They kept SA in the game and they took their one and only chance to score a try. Englands tactic of just holding on was a bad call. The tactics worked to neutralise SA but were the wrong tactics to win. Tonight England showed what they could do physically. All the problems are still there and a lot of improvement is needed. We shall see what Borthwick will do next. We see what needs to be done, can he?
Excellent, objective commentary. The important thing is, I think, that England is back. They finally played as well as we know they can. These are excellent, experienced players. I believe that another factor was that the SA palyers had not fully recovered after France. Etsebeth, PSD, etc. were mere shadows compared to their form a week ago. I agree that it was a mistake to play them again this weekend, and this is may well cost them the cup next weekend.
Amazingly honest review, impassioned but level-headed, a very difficult thing to do with only a few minutes gone since the end of a roller coaster of a game!Congrats England, a gutsy , in their face performance that completely blew the Boks away for 60 minutes until the bench was moved and the front five turned it around together with super Pollard. Cheers, heads high England from a Pumas fan
See you in the 3rd/4th play off! The game nobody wants to be in.
indeed@@alfredreynolds5 , although for us Pumas, with our average level of rugby in all honesty its kind of an overachievement ending 4rth or third
I love that first French guy.
Very poor decision-making from the Springboks. They worry me.
As a South African, I must say that England outplayed SA the entire game. It was gut wrenching and nerve wrecking the entire game. I agree with most comments that England used the weather conditions to their advantage. I think apart from SA working more on their attacking approach to the game, I think Rassie and Jacques needs to put more focus on improving their game plan in weather conditions like this. Props to Rassie for making all those changes early on in the game. At first glance I thought what the hell was he thinking to make these changes in the first half, however now I see the difference it made in the end result. Personally I think Ox and Pollard were the best changes he made as they won this game for the Boks. Even with the odds stacked against us the entire game I must commend SA's determination and fighting spirit as they never gave up throughout the game. Pollard had little game play the entire world cup but man I have never see a player as cool as a cucumber under immense pressure when kicking a penalty from the halfway line.
Ox Nche n Snyman🔥Pollard our sniper 🔥🇿🇦Go Bokke
Feel for you man, your boys turned up. From a Saffa in NZ.
Heart almost leapt out my chest - how tf did we do that? Judging from the 2019 semifinal super performance by England against New Zealand, and tonight, I conclude England really has a talent for pitching up hard in semis 💪🏾
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England need to be given their flowers, its never easy to make it to a semi-final regardless of your opposition. Right now, South Africa's game management is their biggest strength.
That was a titanic arm-wrestle between two proud rugby nations and it was never going to be a fast-flowing try fest, especially in those weather conditions. England executed their game plan, negative or not, pretty damned well but unfortunately it fell apart over the last 12 minutes and South Africa were able to sneak home with the win and reach the Final, where either they or New Zealand will become the outright best nation at the World Cup with four titles.
Unfortunately there has been a fair bit of talk already in the aftermath about the scrum penalty which Handre Pollard converted to win the game. Furthermore, on top of that the performance of referee Ben O'Keeffe has come under question again after French Captain Antoine Dupont accused him of not being up to standard following on from the Quarter Final. It seems like it's too easy to just point the finger of blame at the man with the whistle when your team loses a close one. O'Keeffe handled both of those games pretty well but of course can't referee the Final because his native New Zealand are in it.
What a game, I had to wake up my ancestor’s from all the stress!! 😮 thank you Springboks!!
Great game plan by England to kick and disrupt, just a horrible game to watch, 73 kicks from hand and the weather was also a major factor. ON a dry day I believe SA would have crucified on the counter. However again England played to their max, so well done. However for rugby, thankfully the Springboks won through, so now we can have a decent game of rugby for the final between 2 of the 4 clearly best teams in the world. This was the first real challenge for England, SA had Scotland, Ireland and France to beat. So commiserations England, congrats SA and lets look forward to next weekend.
That wasn’t pretty. Boks did a smash and grab on England. The English really pushed us tonight and were probably unlucky not to win given the amount of dominance they had. Tonight, took the definition of “digging deep” to a whole new level.
Absolutely, England got mugged after such a great performance. As in a street fight, the winner does need to fight "pretty"
Weather was a big factor, but regardless credit to England.