South Africa ruin France World Cup dream and set up England semi-final https://ift.tt/aeDSm7F Michael Aylwin at the Stade de France Quarter-final: France 28-29 South Africa Springboks to face England in last four in Paris Quarter-final weekend, as it had always threatened to, saved its best for last. An extraordinary match of fluctuating fortunes ended with French players scattered across the turf, part in despair, part exhaustion. After Ireland’s agonising failure to consummate their supremacy at the top of the world rankings on Saturday, here the hosts were denied the chance to prevail at their own World Cup. Another in the eye for the global north. South Africa it is, brimming with all that World Cup know-how, who progress to meet the only team left in the tournament from the north, England. But that is for another day. What a game we witnessed, the brilliant French so free-running throughout dashed against granite Springbok rock. Continue reading... https://ift.tt/46W3yc5 October 16, 2023 at 12:17AM

• Quarter-final: France 28-29 South Africa
• Springboks to face England in last four in Paris

Quarter-final weekend, as it had always threatened to, saved its best for last. An extraordinary match of fluctuating fortunes ended with French players scattered across the turf, part in despair, part exhaustion. After Ireland’s agonising failure to consummate their supremacy at the top of the world rankings on Saturday, here the hosts were denied the chance to prevail at their own World Cup. Another in the eye for the global north. South Africa it is, brimming with all that World Cup know-how, who progress to meet the only team left in the tournament from the north, England.

But that is for another day. What a game we witnessed, the brilliant French so free-running throughout dashed against granite Springbok rock.

Continue reading...

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