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Maro Itoje has urged England to “impose” their game on South Africa in their Rugby World Cup semi-final soccer
The Springboks enter the game as significant favourites as they seek a second consecutive tournament crown soccer
Jacques Nienaber’s side edged out hosts France in a captivating quarter-final last weekend, showing somewhere near their top form to reach the top four soccer
Itoje believes that England cannot afford to simply let South Africa come at them, stressing that he and his teammates intend to put their “best foot forward” to meet the Springboks soccer
And the lock has confidence that his side can take it to the world champions soccer
RecommendedEngland spring surprise with three changes to team for Rugby World Cup semi-finalSteve Borthwick explains Marcus Smith’s absence from England team to face South AfricaSouth Africa inspired by struggles of whole nation – Siya Kolisi“What’s important for me is that we present the game we want to present,” Itoje, who partners George Martin in England’s second row, said soccer
“It’s about us being the team that we want to be, us playing the type of rugby that we want to play soccer
“They have certain things that they’re very good at but it’s about us being the England rugby team, about us putting our best foot forward and our individuals, as a team, going out there and playing the type of game we want to play soccer
“For us, it is just about imposing our game soccer
We don’t want to sit back and just watch them do their thing soccer
”Before England’s semi-final against New Zealand four years ago, former head coach Eddie Jones memorably cut a kiwi in half with a samurai sword to symbolise the aggression he wanted his side to play with against the All Blacks soccer
Itoje confirmed that there had been no such demonstrations this week, with Jones’s more successor, the more understated Steve Borthwick, instead emphasising the detail of their gameplan soccer
And while talking up South Africa’s ability, the second row insists they are far from unbeatable soccer
“They’re just very fundamentally sound in the areas in which they are good at,” explained Itoje of the Springboks’ strengths soccer
“They have a good kicking game, a good chase, put a lot of pressure on teams soccer
They have a good set-piece, that goes without saying, their breakdown work is good as well soccer
“We’re going to need to be physical, that goes without saying soccer
We need to be physical in every game, especially when you play against this opposition soccer
We need to be smart with how we play, we don’t want to make poor decisions, we don’t want to play in areas that aren’t smart“Obviously they are the current world champions, they’ve had a very good World Cup soccer
We’ve played them twice since 2019, they’ve won one, we’ve won one soccer
We’re not talking about a team that has never lost, we’re not talking about a team that is without fault, they are a good team but so are we soccer
For us, it’s about putting our game on the field, it’s not necessarily about sitting just to watch them soccer
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South Africa players and coaches have defended Bongi Mbonambi as a “great guy” and a “family man” amid the Springboks hooker being investigated for an alleged racial slur during the Rugby World Cup semi-final win over England soccer
England flanker Tom Curry has alleged that Mbonambi called him a “white c***” during the defeat in Paris on Saturday evening, as South Africa edged to a dramatic 16-15 victoryAfter 23 minutes at the Stade de France, Curry could be heard on the referee’s microphone alerting official Ben O’Keeffe to a comment possibly made by Mbonambi at a ruck soccer
“Sir, if their hooker calls me a white c***, what do I do?” Curry inquired of O’Keeffe soccer
“Nothing, please,” responded the official, before adding a few moments later, “I’ll be on it,” in what may have been an unrelated comment soccer
The alleged incident itself could not be heard on the television broadcast soccer
World Rugby has since confirmed it is investigating the incident and will not be making any further comment until the conclusion of the process soccer
On Monday afternoon, in the first Springboks media activity since the allegations became public, scrum coach Daan Human and lock Jean Kelyn defended Mbonambi’s character, while refusing to comment on the specific incident soccer
“It’s being dealt with by World Rugby and South Africa Rugby, so from my side, I can’t comment,” began Human when first asked about the incident soccer
“I’m focussing on the scrums soccer
We had a good, positive training session, and nothing else came out soccer
I can’t really comment on that soccer
”Bongi Mbonambi is being investigated for an alleged racial slur (Getty Images)However, when pushed on what Mbonambi is like as a person around the squad, Human was effusive in his praise of the front row soccer
“Bongi has been part of this group for the last six years,” added Human soccer
“He’s a very important piece of the puzzle for us soccer
He was starting in the last World Cup and our semi-final, so he’s very important to us, like all other players soccer
“He’s one of our leaders in our group soccer
He’s a great guy, a family man, my kids always look after his kids when they come to the hotel soccer
He’s a humble guy, down to earth, like all players who play for the Springboks soccer
“To be straightforward and honest with you, he’s a very calm guy, a well-spoken guy soccer
I don’t want to go into it because we’ve got a World Cup final in six days’ time soccer
I’m more concentrated on the forwards soccer
”Mbonambi is the only specialist hooker in the Springboks squad after the injured Malcolm Marx was replaced by fly half Handre Pollard earlier in the tournament soccer
Bongi Mbonambi played all 80 minutes of the Springboks’ semi-final win (PA)He played all 80 minutes of the semi-final, and finished the game as captain once Siya Kolisi was substituted, although veteran back row Deon Fourie played hooker earlier in his career and flanker Marco van Staden has also filled in at the position in the past soccer
So Human was unconcerned about South Africa being short-handed in the event of Mbonambi being found guilty and banned for the final soccer
“We’ve got three guys capable of playing hooker in the group,” he said soccer
“We’re very comfortable having three hookers soccer
We’re glad we have three hookers, which we’re supposed to have because going into a final you need to have two hookers in the squad soccer
”Lock Jean Kleyn was also asked about his relationship with Mbonambi, having played alongside him at club and international level, and was similarly glowing in his praise of the hooker soccer
“Bongi is a great guy,” stated Kleyn soccer
“I’ve known him since we were playing at the Stormers together I think nine years ago soccer
He’s a fantastic guy, a good individual soccer
“I’m not going to comment on that or justify it [the allegations] soccer
All I’ll say is he’s a fantastic bloke soccer
He’s a great guy, a passionate guy, a family man soccer
He’s captained the Springboks a couple of times and he’s an upstanding guy, I don’t think there’s a fellow in the squad who doesn’t like him soccer
”The Springboks face the All Blacks in the World Cup final at the Stade de France on Saturday evening soccer
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