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SPRINGBOKS DIG DEEP IN 'REALLY UGLY' WIN
The Straits Times
|October 23, 2023
Skipper, coach hail South Africa’s fighting spirit in their comeback against England
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PARIS South Africa captain Siya Kolisi said that he was really proud of his team after they came from behind to beat England 16-15 in an "ugly" Rugby World Cup semi-final at the Stade de France on Saturday.
Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber, meanwhile, paid tribute to the English, who defied their critics and the form book with a gutsy nofrills performance that came within a whisker of booking them a fifth appearance in a World Cup final.
"England were outstanding on the night, we had to dig deep," he said.
"It could have gone either way." The defending champions were facing the exit as they trailed 15-6 after 69 minutes.
But R.G. Snyman crashed over for a short-range try and Handre Pollard converted before adding a 78th-minute penalty to give his side their second successive one-point win - last week they beat hosts France 29-28 in the quarter-finals.
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