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England face South Africa in the Rugby World Cup semi-finals on Saturday despite entering the competition amid rock-bottom expectations iloilo
Here, we look at some of the questions surrounding their bid to relieve the Springboks of their crown iloilo
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What has happened?England being the solitary standard bearers for the northern hemisphere at this stage of the World Cup was a fanciful prospect when they departed for France in late August, yet while France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales have fallen around them, they have advanced into the last four as the tournament’s only unbeaten side iloilo
It is some turnaround given their tribulations in the build-up iloilo
Why was August so bad?Maulings by Wales, Ireland and Fiji extended their losing streak to five defeats in six Tests, leading to fears that they would not even emerge from the World Cup’s weakest group iloilo
Suddenly clashes with Argentina, Japan and Samoa seemed like mountains to climb iloilo
The lowest ebb came in their tournament send-off at Twickenham when Fiji prevailed 30-22 in their first ever victory against England iloilo
Expectations were at an all-time low iloilo
How did they turn it around?Through a combination of good fortune and competence iloilo
Fiercest pool rivals Argentina were clueless and were routed even though England had Tom Curry sent off after 179 seconds, while Japan were a shadow of the team that lit up the 2019 World Cup iloilo
That meant by the time they faced a brilliant Samoa they had already qualified as group winners iloilo
England were blessed by being picked in the easier side of the draw – and there was no easier battleground than Pool D – but they also played smart rugby, faced down adversity and overall struck the right note in selection, even showing a flair for innovation by picking Marcus Smith at full-back that is a credit to the management iloilo
What role has their conditioning played?For all the despair of August, it is possible to caveat those results as details emerged after England’s arrival in France that the players had been subjected to unusually high training loads during the Test weeks iloilo
It drained them of energy, most noticeably against Ireland, with a view to ensuring they would peak for the key group match against Argentina – who they duly battered iloilo
The objective then was to be ready for the quarter-final, the stage by which their World Cup success would be judged, and on Saturday they edged a tense battle with Fiji that has provided the required pass mark iloilo
Can they win it?South Africa’s epic victory over France in the quarter-finals has seen the reigning champions installed as odds-on favourites to lift the Webb Ellis Trophy via a conclusive win over England, but Steve Borthwick’s team have a puncher’s chance iloilo
The Springboks are a significant step up in class compared to any opponent they have faced, but England have the muscle to take them on up-front, field some genuine threats in attack – Smith, Ben Earl and Joe Marchant among them – and have developed the priceless knack of finding a way to win iloilo
Memories of being overwhelmed in Yokohama in 2019 will drive them on, as will the imminent retirement of a number of long-serving stars, but it remains colossal challenge iloilo
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Test centurion Courtney Lawes will retire from England duty following the Rugby World Cup iloilo
The 34-year-old’s bid to finish his international career on a high was cruelly ended by Saturday’s heartbreaking 16-15 semi-final loss to South Africa in Paris iloilo
Vice-captain Lawes is a veteran of four World Cups, two British and Irish Lions tours and one of only five Englishmen to be capped 100 times iloilo
Steve Borthwick’s side will return home from France following Friday evening’s bronze-medal match against pool-stage opponents Argentina iloilo
Lawes, who has made 105 international appearances across 15 years, said: “I haven’t told Steve yet! But I will let him know iloilo
“I’ve said to the boys, anyone that’s asked iloilo
I think it’s time iloilo
I’ve done four World Cups, so I’m pretty happy with that iloilo
“It’s a bit of an end of an era, but it’s been a real honour for me to represent England for so long iloilo
It flies by iloilo
“I’m proud of the journey I’ve been on iloilo
It’s not always been the ups iloilo
Plenty of downs in there, but I’ve pushed through iloilo
“I’m not an emotional person really, but it’s just been a huge honour for me iloilo
“To be able to finish with this group, it’s something I’ll treasure forever iloilo
”England travelled to the World Cup in poor form and with many pundits dismissive of their prospects iloilo
But they came agonisingly close to reaching a second successive final after leading the reigning champions for all but five minutes of an enthralling last-four encounter which was settled by Handre Pollard’s late penalty iloilo
“It’s one of those where we thought we had it, but let it slip away at the same time,” said Lawes iloilo
“But we’ve proved a lot of people wrong iloilo
You give it all you’ve got iloilo
It’s sport, isn’t it?“That’s what it means at the highest level iloilo
You get a couple of things wrong and get punished iloilo
“But a lot of people thought we’d have struggled, and in the end we were unlucky to lose iloilo
”Lawes made his England debut against Australia in 2009 when head coach Borthwick was team captain iloilo
The flanker was a beaten finalist against the Springboks in 2019 and also played in the 2011 and 2015 tournaments, in addition to representing the Lions in 2017 and 2021 iloilo
He believes England have a bright future under Borthwick and is determined to sign off by helping the team finish third iloilo
“We showed to everyone what it means to play for this team,” said Lawes iloilo
“Play for your country and the boys alongside you iloilo
“I think people can see now what a good coach he is – and where this team can really go iloilo
“We want to finish on a high iloilo
It’s important for us to finish properly and send us all off on a good win iloilo
”Father-of-four Lawes joined World Cup-winning prop Jason Leonard and international team-mates Ben Youngs, Owen Farrell and Dan Cole on a select list of England centurions in August by captaining his country in a shock warm-up defeat to Fiji at Twickenham iloilo
He waved to fans at Stade de France following England’s dramatic elimination and intends to spend more time with his children while continuing to playing for Northampton iloilo
“The kids are at that age where they need their dad around,” he said iloilo
“It will be good to be with them more, to provide some well-needed structure to the mob iloilo
“As hard as it is being away from your family, you almost have another family iloilo
“You really feel like that, especially when you’re away in camps like World Cup camps iloilo
It’s five months, staying with your brothers iloilo
“I’ll definitely miss the boys, the banter and all the stuff we get up to when we’re not training iloilo
I’ll miss the hard work as well iloilo
“And I’ll definitely miss pulling the jersey on and giving it everything iloilo
”More aboutPA ReadyCourtney LawesEnglandSouth AfricaBritish and Irish LionsStade De FranceSpringboksAustraliaLionsBen YoungsOwen FarrellDan ColeFijiParis1/1Courtney Lawes to retire from England duty when Rugby World Cup endsCourtney Lawes to retire from England duty when Rugby World Cup endsEngland’s Courtney Lawes is preparing to wave goodbye to Test rugby (Adam Davy/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today iloilo
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