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No scrum, no game
England was never going to win this being dominated like this in the scrum. I was supporting England , but the Boks were much better on the night. No contest.
England 12 - 32 South Africa...
It was a much closer match than the final score indicates... Very physical match that did not disappoint... ...
No scrum, no game
England was never going to win this being dominated like this in the scrum. I was supporting England , but the Boks were much better on the night. No contest.
I read one report that South Africa could not win
if they played their normal style... so much for that. England never really got into the match with penalties and mistakes taking the toll. Most of the first half was played deep in England's end. There was a burst after the break, but it just wasn't enou...
We were not accurate in our passing, we were not fast enough to recycle and we lost in the forward game - especially in the Scrum (Cole was not an effective replacement). Not our
day. South Africa did to us what we did to NZ. Fair play to them but feeling brutally disappointed right now...
There were some great matches throughout the tournament...
and really fine that it was played here in Asia... what ever the results the fans had a great experience. Casey
What a wonderful match... Springboks going against
the grain...no team wins the world cup having lost a group match but boks haven't lost a final... England outplayed everywhere. Boks are worthy winners! Commiserations to England....
Eddie Jones... "I'm not sure why we came up short today, sometimes you never know"
Former England fly-half Paul Grayson summed it up... " England gave them too many gifts, and South Africa played quick when they needed to. They have been brutally physical in the scrum and their defense has never been tested. ... [England] were not able ...
