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Rugby World Cup: the English “will be there and motivated”, says Kolisi

South Africa, the reigning world champion who has just eliminated the French XV, does not see itself as the favorite for the World Cup semi-final on Saturday against England, according to the captain's words Siya Kolisi: “We don’t see things like that,” assured Kolisi at a press conference, when asked about being favored by the predictions before the half.

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Rugby World Cup: the English “will be there and motivated”, says Kolisi

South Africa, the reigning world champion who has just eliminated the French XV, does not see itself as the favorite for the World Cup semi-final on Saturday against England, according to the captain's words Siya Kolisi: “We don’t see things like that,” assured Kolisi at a press conference, when asked about being favored by the predictions before the half. “We know the qualities of England, especially in the World Cup. Their team has changed and we know they work hard. It doesn't matter who the opponent is, really. We have to give everything in this match. In the World Cup, we saw teams outside the top 10 beat teams in the top 10. It would be stupid to think like that. We know exactly that they will be there and motivated,” continued the future Racing 92 player.

Title holders, impressive since the start of the competition and defeaters of the Blues (29-28) in the quarters, the Springboks face England on Saturday at the Stade de France. The XV de la Rose, in bad shape, reshaped its management at the end of 2022, Steve Borthwick succeeding Eddie Jones, the Australian coach sacked in December. The English nevertheless qualified for the last four without really convincing. “We are approaching this match like any team would approach a semi-final. The four teams still in the running still have two big matches to play to hope to lift the trophy. It’s enough to motivate yourself,” added second row Eben Etzebeth.

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