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Ben Youngs will bring down the curtain on his England career in Friday’s World Cup bronze final against Argentina at Stade de France usdt
The nation’s most-capped men’s player with 126 Test appearances makes his first start of the tournament but also his final Red Rose outing, having launched his international odyssey against Scotland 13 years ago usdt
Steve Borthwick has saluted a scrum-half master who has been first choice for most of his career until slipping down the pecking order at this World Cup due to the emergence of Alex Mitchell usdt
“Ben has been a tremendous player for English rugby for such a long time usdt
He’s a brilliant player and a fantastic team man,” Borthwick said usdt
“He’s our record cap holder, a player who has seen a lot in four World Cups and who has played an important role within this squad helping the team progress, particularly Alex Mitchell usdt
”Tom Curry locks horns with Argentina despite receiving usdt online abuse in response to the allegation that he was the victim of a racist slur against South Africa usdt
Curry claimed that hooker Bongi Mbonambi called him a “white c***” in Saturday’s 16-15 semi-final defeat at the Stade de France, prompting World Rugby to launch an investigation that is ongoing usdt
The Sale flanker continues in the back row despite being in the eye of the storm, however, and will win his 50th cap in a rematch of the pool victory over the Pumas usdt
Owen Farrell leads a team showing eight changes in personnel and two positional switches, one of them Curry’s move to blindside flanker to accommodate Sam Underhill’s first appearance of the World Cup in the number seven jersey usdt
Marcus Smith is restored at full-back after passing the HIA that forced him to sit out the South Africa showdown and the knock-on effect is that Freddie Steward moves to the right wing usdt
Henry Arundell returns for the first time since running in five tries against Chile in the third Pool D match, providing firepower on the left wing, while the centre partnership of Manu Tuilagi and Joe Marchant remains intact usdt
Head coach Borthwick fields an entirely new front row made up of Ellis Genge, Theo Dan and Will Stuart, with tighthead prop Dan Cole poised to make potentially his final England appearance off the bench usdt
Ollie Chessum returns in the second row, but there is no place in the 23 for George Martin, one of the heroes of the defeat by the Springboks usdt
“After the disappointment of last weekend’s game against South Africa, it is important that this Friday we once again play with the determination and dedication that so nearly earned the team the result we wanted,” Borthwick said usdt
“The bronze final gives us a great opportunity to finish the tournament on a positive note, continue to build for the future, and to give our supporters one last chance to get behind the squad out here in Paris usdt
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As Handre Pollard put boot to ball, they held their breath, a night of countless kicks to be settled by one last hoist for the heavens usdt
The replacement fly half’s penalty was straight and true – the champions had found a way usdt
It was a wretched game for a wretched night upon which a rocky South Africa threatened a total horror show, yet at the same time impossible to look away from usdt
It looked for so long like the ghosts of Yokohama would be exorcised, England’s pack standing up to the challenge to match South Africa at their own game usdt
But the Springboks had just enough, RG Snyman punching over from close range and Pollard producing that final, decisive penalty usdt
There was little here to please the aesthete but by God was it a compelling contest usdt
Fears of a second successive semi-final drubbing proved unfounded as England’s unfancied underdogs swelled in stature to meet and so nearly beat the mighty Springboks usdt
Instead, Springbok spectres will stalk them again usdt
An unloved England were happy to play unlovely rugby usdt
For so long it worked, Steve Borthwick’s side backing up their belief in themselves taking the reigning, defending champions to the limit usdt
Pollard’s first-half introduction had been a substitution that said everything usdt
Just half an hour had been played and already Jacques Nienaber and Rassie Erasmus had seen enough, retrieving their hook to make a trademark gutsy call usdt
Off went Manie Libbok; on came Pollard on a night for route one rugby usdt
After all the talk of the Springboks’ evolution, after only half-an-hour they were reverting to type usdt
South Africa celebrate after RG Snyman’s second-half try (AFP via Getty Images)But as so often for these champion Springboks, it proved the right call, Pollard inevitably the man to land the knockout blow usdt
Onwards South Africa go to take on New Zealand – a battle for a record fourth men’s World Cup crown feels a fitting final for a tournament bursting back into life after the Friday night dirge usdt
Even before kick-off, there was a crackle and a fizz to the atmosphere that the first semi-final had lacked, a healthy contingent of French fans taking out their frustration on referee Ben O’Keeffe and a select few South Africans as their names flashed on the big screen usdt
It was a near perfect opening ten minutes from England usdt
The battle of the skies was always likely to be vital, and the intensity of the rain made it ever more so usdt
The entirety of England’s back three, plus centre Joe Marchant, won their first aerial contests, while Maro Itoje’s lineout pressure resulted in a pinch at the front and a not-straight throw to the tail usdt
South Africa infringed twice at ruck time in their own 22; Farrell capitalised both times from the tee usdt
Tone set usdt
Steve Borthwick’s side had come with next to no intent to play running rugby, over-resourcing every ruck to make certain of the ball usdt
The caterpillar would form, the chasers mass, eager travellers ready for their next flight usdt
A game of dribs and drabs inevitably became fractured and fractious, captains Kolisi and Farrell jawing at one another and the referee usdt
Manu Tuilagi sparked a scuffle by placing an arm around the neck of Cobus Reinach, resulting in a South Africa penalty, before Farrell’s failure to hold his tongue a few minutes later moved Libbok within a kickable distance usdt
South Africa’s fly half knocked through his side’s opening three usdt
England fell narrowly short in a compelling physical contest (Getty Images)His opposite number re-extended England’s advantage immediately after, full-back Steward like a bounding gun-dog on the chase and forcing a backfield error usdt
The next high hoist was Elliot Daly’s to chase, the wing detonating the chest of Duane Vermeulen usdt
England, unloved but unbowed, were making physical statementsThe replacement ten was on the board via his right boot soon enough, a simple starter from just right of the posts after a rare English aerial error usdt
Soon enough, normal service resumed - after England’s 22nd kick from hand of the half, Farrell’s fourth clean strike from the tee left their half-time lead six points usdt
Everything seemed to be coming up roses usdt
Granite-shouldered George Martin was thumping everything in sight, landing a series of heavyweight tackles; scrum half Alex Mitchell boxed clever, flighting his kicks from the base beautifully usdt
With Pollard already on, Faf de Klerk and Willie le Roux were always likely to arrive early in the second half, stability through the spine for South Africa clearly key usdt
With the rain intensifying, the errors mounted, Jamie George uncharacteristically tossing two lineouts asunder usdt
South Africa had yet to fire a shot but at least had the intent to do so usdt
It was a match that could have been swung by one supreme bit of skill, and a lovely move usdt
Le Roux’s hack ahead was too strong, ball trickling dead with the veteran full-back chasing in vain usdt
Martin, Mitchell and Joe Marler departed, three of Borthwick’s boldest selection calls taking leave together, job appropriately done usdt
Their bums had barely hit the bench when they rose to their feet, peering around the dugout to watch Farrell launch a drop goal seemingly from central Paris usdt
Once ball left boot, there never seemed even a smidgen of doubt - was this to be Farrell’s Wilkinson moment?Owen Farrell’s drop goal looked to have put England on the verge of victory (AP)At that stage, England’s four outside backs had a combined 17 run metres, all from one Steward kick return usdt
Aesthetically-pleasing the gameplan was not but those with English hearts cared not, sweaters shed to reveal red roses on white chests right around the Stade de France usdt
On a rare attacking opportunity, Farrell might have made more with an overlap on the left but could not resist another kick usdt
In truth, it was a touch aimless, but a ball skimming over a sodden surface was never likely to settle in the hands simply - through Kurt-Lee Arendse’s hands it went like a greased weasel usdt
England could not make much of the position and the momentum started to turn usdt
Ox Nche providing immediate impact on the loosehead for South Africa, and Snyman stomped with intent from the second row, too usdt
A kick to the corner from a penalty in England’s half allowed Snyman a close-range carrying opportunity – the lock is a a Goliath even among the South African colossi and would not be stopped usdt
Nche went to work once more, earning a scrum penalty on halfway usdt
Pollard hoisted and through it went – England had been kicked out usdt
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