PARIS : Rugby fans around the world were blown away by the power and intensity South Africa showed in their quarter-final victory over France on Saturday and, as defence coach Kevin Sinfield admitted on Tuesday, the England camp were among them.
"We saw the game and we were in awe of the physicality they brought, and France certainly turned up too and it was a great showcase for what rugby is about," Sinfield told journalists at England's new Paris base as they prepared to face the Springboks in the semi-final on Saturday.
"For us this week it is important to get the balance right between understanding what South Africa do but also some of our strengths," he said."It would be quite easy to be blown away by how good they are so there will be some individuals we need to prepare for." "We have been improving throughout the 19 weeks we've been together. In the last couple of weeks we've faced teams who want to throw the ball about and we knew there would be spells when they caused us problems.
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