Springboks boss Rassie Erasmus is accomplished at what Warren Gatland describes as “dark arts”.
England are ready for scheming from South Africa at the Stade de France on Saturday but believe the World Cup will be decided in other areas.
The most recent example is the suggestion that the Springboks used HIAs in their quarter-final victory over France last Sunday to give forwards Duane Vermeulen, Pieter-Steph du Toit and Bongi Mbonambi a rest – a claim denied by Erasmus.Attack coach Richard Wigglesworth insists England know they will be targeted in the last-four showdown in Paris and even believes that their media output is being monitored closely.
“It will probably be the big bits of the game that decides that and then they’ll give those little nuances a chance. South Africa are aiming to win their fourth World Cup and enter the second semi-final as overwhelming favourites, while few people are giving England a chance.“They dealt with it at the last World Cup and dealt with it in numerous games. It’s not something that we’ve been clinging on to.
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