Four years ago, England had no answer to South Africa’s intensity but on Saturday no one will need to question their raison d’être
Four years ago England had no answer to the Boks’ intensity but on Saturday no one will question their raison d’êtreddie Jones is a man who likes to remind you that he knows a little more about his sport than you do, that there isn’t a worthwhile question you could ask that he wouldn’t have a good answer to. And, since he has spent his life studying rugby and still wakes at 5am every day to get on with the job of becoming a better coach, he is usually right, too.
• But the venue bodes ill for England. In the teams’ three World Cup meetings at Stade de France South Africa won 44-21 in the 1999 quarter-final, 36-0 in the 2007 pool stage and 15-6 in the 2007 final. • England have a great semi-final record, winning five of their six and losing only to the Jonah Lomu-inspired All Blacks in 1995.
• A southern hemisphere referee, the match staged in a city of five letters beginning with P, the year ending in 3 … things are looking up for Steve Borthwick’s side.
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