03-11-2019, 19:05
Thx CH. Feel sorry for England. Second time they have lost out to SA in a RWC final. Some interesting stats. To date, SA have never conceded a try in a RWC final. In this particular tournament they won 69 out of 70 of their lineouts. That's huge! And as I said before no team has ever lost a game in the tournament and come back to win it. And to think 18 months ago they were ranked seventh in the world. An amazing comeback. Must admit I would have liked to see them run the ball more but in a World Cup you have to play to your strengths and stick to the game plan otherwise you risk throwing it all away. And their defence was superb. England had one spell where they played 26 phases but still could not break them down. An almighty effort by the Boks to hold them back. It's all about discipline. The most important ingredient in any team in any sport.
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