The Springboks have more variety to their play and are strong favourites tonight.
Murray Kinsella Reports from Paris YOU WONDERED WHETHER it was just a bit of Irish bitterness or begrudgery but no, everyone seemed to be in agreement about last night’s game.
While he was annoyed about the refereeing, Argentina boss Michael Cheika was otherwise philosophical about his side’s heavy defeat. You almost felt sorry for the Pumas that they now have to hang around for another week to play in the Bronze Final. Advertisement A genuine battle would be restorative but England will need to go to a level they haven’t got to in a long time if that’s to be the case.
So things need to go up several notches at Stade de France. They probably need the likes of Maro Itoje and Manu Tuilagi and captain Owen Farrell to be at their peak, but also for the likes of George Martin, Freddie Steward, and Alex Mitchell to go to a level they’ve never hit before.
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