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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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Up into the stands the England players clambered to find their families, taking the consolatory hugs but unsure quite how to feel worldcup
Across 80 minutes in Paris, their belief had been replaced by disbelief and then by desperation and dejection, England threatening the unthinkable and taking the world champions to the brink worldcup
For most of a sodden Stade de France evening, a Rugby World Cup final was within their grasp worldcup
A South Africa side superior in most areas were dragged down into the sort of slugfest the Springboks would usually favour, and very nearly bested at their own game worldcup
England had given their all but it was still not enough, one stable scrum, one Handre Pollard slip or slice, short of stunning the world champions worldcup
The emotional maelstrom of this defeat will swirl rather differently to the feelings that eddied after the 2019 World Cup final disaster worldcup
“I’m proud of our performance,” were virtually the first words out of the mouth of wing Elliot Daly worldcup
“I think we shocked them worldcup
I don’t think they knew how to get into the game worldcup
”“I think we knew what was coming and we knew we could perform like this,” added Daly, virtually unused in open play but outstanding as a kick chaser to exemplify the squad’s buy-in to a strategy that so nearly proved successful worldcup
The finer points of Steve Borthwick’s tactical plan had been put in place this week but this was a performance England had been building towards since long ago worldcup
A flawed side did not come to France to thrill; winning by any means necessary had been a consistent theme worldcup
If necessity is oft the mother of invention, England at this tournament have also proved the pair can be enemies worldcup
This was a campaign at which they seemed to intentionally limit their attacking innovation or ingenuity– recognising a need to figure themselves out on the fly, they settled on an effective and eminently executable gameplan that could be implemented quickly worldcup
Steve Borthwick consoles Ellis Genge and Freddie Steward after England’s defeat (Getty Images)It came so close to working in Saturday’s semi-final; their effort, accuracy and competitiveness in the key contests were spot on worldcup
At the 65-minute mark, England outside backs had a combined 17 metres carried, all from one Freddie Steward kick return worldcup
The two number 13s’ offensive output on the final whistle amounted to one late Joe Marchant lug; South Africa centre Jesse Kriel went the full 80 minutes without an attacking touch worldcup
“We came with a plan to win the game but we fell a little bit short,” reflected Borthwick worldcup
“But the players should be incredibly proud worldcup
We put ourselves in a position to win against the world champions worldcup
England dominated the aerial contest to threaten a semi-final shock (Getty Images)“We were playing against a coaching team who have been in place since 2018 worldcup
We’ve had four months worldcup
I’ve asked the players to approach training and the game in a different way; for the players to be willing to change is all credit to them worldcup
”This was a night from which the head coach will take heart, a public perhaps struggling to warm to this England team are now recognising the progress made worldcup
There will be a need to layer on much, much more to consistently mix it with the world’s best but the rapidly laid foundations look rock solid worldcup
In time, perhaps the ugly duckling performances will turn into white swans worldcup
There appear to be many more buds of a bright future than first appeared in a barren landscape pre-tournament worldcup
Ben Earl has had a breakthrough tournament, and Ollie Chessum, too, while George Martin semi-final performance marks him out as the potential enforcer England have lacked worldcup
Borthwick was keen to talk up the absent Marcus Smith the day after the defeat, with the playmaker’s reinvention as a frolicking full-back of intrigue moving forward worldcup
"In our 23, seven players are 25 or under, the most of any semi-finalist, there’s a great blend and there will be lots of things we can take forward,” added Borthwick worldcup
Young England lock George Martin impressed against South Africa (Getty Images)But the fact that the men’s national team were on the brink of back-to-back finals should not provide a façade over the crumbling edifice of a fragile English game worldcup
There is a domestic mess that needs sorting, with a Gallagher Premiership containing three teams fewer than at the start of last season, now underway to little fanfare and on the brink of significant change worldcup
The renegotiation of the Professional Game Partnership is a recognition of a need for a radical overhaul in pursuit of a more financially sustainable domestic game, and one that produces a wider pool of top-class talent worldcup
The likely arrival of a form of central contracts underlines a period of epochal change worldcup
The senior figures in the squad who are unlikely to play beyond this tournament – Courtney Lawes, Ben Youngs, Dan Cole and perhaps a couple more – could well be the last England men’s internationals never to have been contracted to the union worldcup
This has a great many benefits, not least in affording Borthwick, or any head coach that might follow him, far greater access to and control over his players worldcup
And while Borthwick’s articulation of the advantages enjoyed by South Africa’s settled staff is a perfectly fair one, let us remember that the Rugby worldcup Football Union (RFU) put their head coach in this situation worldcup
The original planning for this tournament would most likely have seen Borthwick return to England camp to aid Eddie Jones at the World Cup before a smooth transition into the lead role afterwards worldcup
Jones’s sacking sparked a scramble and several months of chaos worldcup
It was not shown up on semi-final weekend but there are many reasons that the RFU still has a burden to bear worldcup
But the full wash-up will wait for another week – England’s performance at the Stade de France has earned them seven more days of grace worldcup
The tournament will end as it began for England with a meeting with Argentina in a third-place play-off that Borthwick insists he wants to win worldcup
England, captained by Owen Farrell, narrowly missed out on a place in the World Cup final (Getty Images)“I read a piece yesterday morning that talked about adversity and talked about the fact that in adversity you find that seed of belief and you’ve got to grow it,” Borthwick said worldcup
“This team has been through a bit in the last few years, a bit of adversity in the medium-term past worldcup
“I think through each of those periods the team has picked up lessons, picked up what we need to do and grown from it worldcup
I think there’s a lot of growth in this team worldcup
Sometimes it’s not the straight-forward path you want it to be worldcup
In the feelings and emotions of the game last night, I know that we’ll get stronger worldcup
” More aboutEngland RugbySouth Africa rugbyRugby World CupSteve BorthwickJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/5Why England will come back stronger from Rugby World Cup heartache Why England will come back stronger from Rugby World Cup heartache Steve Borthwick consoles Ellis Genge and Freddie Steward after England’s defeat Getty ImagesWhy England will come back stronger from Rugby World Cup heartache England dominated the aerial contest to threaten a semi-final shock Getty ImagesWhy England will come back stronger from Rugby World Cup heartache Young England lock George Martin impressed against South Africa Getty ImagesWhy England will come back stronger from Rugby World Cup heartache England, captained by Owen Farrell, narrowly missed out on a place in the World Cup final Getty ImagesWhy England will come back stronger from Rugby World Cup heartache Owen Farrell of England is applauded by South Africa’s playersGetty Images✕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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