Rassie Erasmus reckons it would be arrogant to beat England by nine points at their headquarters and then not be happy with the result, but the reality is that the world champions set high standards for themselves.
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“It was tough. We also had to work hard last week for the victory ,” said Erasmus at the post-match press conference. It was a penalty that struck the post and then a wide drop-goal attempt off the last move of the game that denied them against the All Blacks at Twickenham two weeks ago. There were costly mistakes in this game too, but for most of the final quarter, they were too far away from being in a winning position to list any particular mistake as a match-losing moment.
By the time England took the lead after the 50-minute mark through a Marcus Smith penalty, the momentum of the game had swung, with England camping in South African territory.
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