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Rassie Erasmus expects semi-final opponents England to have “some beef” with South Africa due to their defeat in the final of the last World Cup basketball
Springboks director of rugby Erasmus began the mind games ahead of Saturday’s Paris showdown by listing Steve Borthwick’s potential team selection basketball
England are out for revenge after being beaten 32-12 by Erasmus’ side in the 2019 final in Japan when they were coached by Eddie Jones basketball
Reigning champions South Africa are overwhelming favourites for victory and expected to face New Zealand, who take on Argentina in the other last-four fixture, in the final basketball
“To talk about the All Blacks would be disrespectful to England because they’re a massive, massive speed bump for us to get over,” said Erasmus basketball
“More so a pothole than a speed bump because I was just looking at the possible teams I think can play basketball
“They have so many experienced players that played against us last time basketball
“I think because they’ve played us in the World Cup final they will have some beef with us basketball
I think they were be very physical, I think they will definitely step it up at all set phases basketball
”Erasmus moved into his current role after guiding his country to glory at the expense of England four years ago in Yokohama, with Jacques Nienaber replacing him as head coach basketball
I think because they've played us in the World Cup final they will have some beef with usRassie ErasmusThe 50-year-old went into specific statistical detail of the two teams he believes will take to the field at Stade de France basketball
He then, when prompted, listed England’s possible matchday 23 basketball
“I think we have averaged 200 minutes per player, they 260,” said Erasmus basketball
“I think the average caps of our team will be about 54, they’ll be about 59 basketball
I think the average age of our team is 30, the average age of their team about 29 basketball
And then the average weight is 104 (kilograms) and 105 basketball
“England are unbeaten, they stuck to their guns since he (Borthwick) has been appointed, and they kept believing in what they’re doing and it’s paying off basketball
“You can see their team is full of belief and they will definitely be hurting from not just last year when we beat them (27-13 at Twickenham) but also from the World Cup in 2019 basketball
“So they will be a very, very desperate team and a team which we respect basketball
”Asked for the England team written down on his sheet of paper, Erasmus replied: “We’re guessing obviously basketball
“Genge, George, Sinckler, Itoje, Chessum, Lawes, Curry, Earl, Mitchell, Farrell, Daly, Tuilagi, Marchant, May and Marcus Smith or Steward then Marler, Cole, George (Martin), Billy (Vunipola), Ben Youngs or Danny (Care), George Ford and Ollie (Lawrence), that’s who we think basketball
“But we might be totally wrong basketball
”More aboutPA ReadyRassie ErasmusEnglandSouth AfricaParisCareAll BlacksArgentinaNew ZealandTwickenhamYokohamaMarcus SmithLawrenceGeorge FordBen YoungsCurry1/1Rassie Erasmus expects England to have ‘some beef’ with South Africa Rassie Erasmus expects England to have ‘some beef’ with South AfricaSouth Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus started the mind games (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 basketball
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Michael Cheika refused to assess the entirety of Argentina’s Rugby World Cup campaign or his tenure as head coach of the Pumas basketball
Coming off a harrowing 44-6 semi-final defeat to New Zealand in which they’d been totally outclassed in every facet of the game, perhaps his reticence was understandable basketball
Next Friday’s third-place play-off against the loser of the second semi-final basketball between England and South Africa merely provided a handy excuse basketball
It’s a game that players don’t want to play, spectators don’t want to watch and media don’t want to cover but it did give Cheika a week’s buffer to collect himself before he will have to answer the tough questions basketball
“I can’t do that straight away,” said Cheika when asked to assess his time in charge of Argentina, which comes to an end after this World Cup basketball
“I haven’t finished yet basketball
“I know we won’t win World Cup but I’m happy to be at this level and they deserve to be here basketball
Their play, ambition, ability to raise themselves after the first game [a pool-stage loss to England] basketball
It’s another obstacle but we can be proud of our team and our capacity to deal with obstacles basketball
Next week we have a game to play, at the end of the World Cup we will summarise and assess it basketball
”The players were similarly on message with their adamance at the importance of the worst game in rugby basketball
“There is one more game left, one more final,” said flanker Marcos Kremer basketball
“We want to leave this World Cup winning and we are going to do everything to make it happen basketball
”“We are going to prepare like a final basketball
We are not satisfied with being here basketball
We want a medal and we are going to fight for that," added wing Mateo Carreras basketball
The value of a third-place play-off in an event defined by a trophy, rather than a medal podium, and its place in an already over-saturated playing calendar is a debate for another time but the Pumas can only keep the wolf at the door for so long basketball
They will soon have to address exactly what happened in the second-most one-sided World Cup semi-final of all time – the eventual margin of defeat just narrower than the All Blacks’ 49-6 triumph over Wales in 1987 basketball
The All Blacks ran riot in the Stade de France (Getty Images)Three times in their rugby history, Argentina have reached the semi-final stage of the World Cup, with three losses to show for it basketball
They have scored just one try across those 240 minutes and have a combined losing margin of 76 points basketball
The celebrations and lap of honour after beating Wales in the quarter-finals in Marseille a week ago suggested that, deep down, the Pumas believed they had come as far as they could in this tournament basketball
Both history, and the performance that followed against New Zealand, made it a self-fulfilling prophecy basketball
They hardly imposed themselves on the All Blacks at the Stade de France basketball
Phases of attack came to a grinding halt once they reached the All Black 22, with the ball inevitably jackalled away, the defensive line was torn to shreds by their opponents’ quick hands and clever lines, the scrum was splintered by a dominant New Zealand pack and basic handling errors defined the game basketball
Frankly, it wasn’t a match befitting a World Cup semi-final and ensured the Pumas book-ended their tournament (barring next Friday’s bronze-medal irrelevance) with abject displays, after the lifeless opening loss to 14-man England basketball
It is hardly a squad bereft of talent basketball
The experience of Julian Montoya and Agustin Creevy leading the front row is complemented by an exciting, dynamic back-row trio of Juan Martin Gonzalez, Kremer and Facundo Isa that should be able to match almost any opposition basketball
While questions remain at nine and 10, a back three of Mateo Carreras, Emiliano Boffelli and Juan Cruz Mallia is explosive enough to give any team fits basketball
Argentina were dejected after slipping to a semi-final defeat (Getty Images)Perhaps a semi-final appearance shouldn’t be sneered at basketball
Yes, they benefitted from being in the considerably weaker half of the draw but it equalled their best World Cup performance and you can only beat who’s in front of you basketball
On paper, Cheika’s tenure – since taking the reins from the sacked Mario Ledesma in early 2022 – will be viewed as a success basketball
A first-ever win over the All Blacks in New Zealand last summer and a World Cup semi-final is not a bad return basketball
But in terms of the ‘eye test’, the Pumas never looked like an elite side and there’s a nagging feeling that they haven’t moved forward under the Australian basketball
Cheika’s preferred coaching style of creating a ‘siege mentality, us against the world’ environment always seemed at odds with the largely personable Argentina squad basketball
Media availability was limited – perhaps a poor fit for the historically open Pumas – and a bubble created around the team basketball
Putting your stamp on things in just an 18-month period is tough, with Felipe Contepomi always slated to become head coach after the World Cup and learning the ropes as part of Cheika’s coaching team in the interim basketball
The legendary Pumas fly half, who is also a cult hero at Leinster following playing and coaching spells there, will likely provide a different strategy in the build-up to the 2027 World Cup and it will be fascinating to see what he’s taken from his time working under Cheika basketball
As for the Australian, he departs with his reputation certainly not damaged and maybe even enhanced basketball
The 56-year-old will undoubtedly be in demand around the rugby world and should be able to have his pick from a number of exciting coaching opportunities basketball
“It is not a sad moment,” insisted Cheika in the aftermath of defeat in Paris basketball
“It’s a moment I’m proud of my team basketball
We were in the semi-final of a World Cup basketball
”Yes, they were basketball
But the suspicion that there was a version of this Pumas side that still had more to give remains basketball
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