The Springboks needed a Handre Pollard penalty after England collapsed a scrum three minutes from time to win the match 16-15 in a thrilling finish to a match that Borthwick's side looked set to win.
PARIS, France - England coach Steve Borthwick hailed his team after their dramatic, "disappointing" World Cup semi-final loss to South Africa at the Stade de France on Saturday.
"The whole team performance was strong," said Borthwick. "We're disappointed, we came here to win the game and we fell a bit short. "They found the way to gain the advantage around the scrum and that gave them the field position and the points.""If you look at this squad it is a very good squad of players. We had seven players 25 or under today, that’s the most of any semi-finalist. South Africa had one," he said.
"I'm glad where we have built to, but gutted we don't have a crack at the big one next week. I am massively proud of this group," he said.
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