2023-10-22 09:00:33
It’s a poster that Blues supporters would have preferred never to see. On one side of this semi-final, the best English enemy. On the other, the South Africans having put an end to the dream of the XV of France in the quarter-finals (28-29). In addition, it is the referee of the defeat of the Blues, Ben O’Keeffe, who will be on the whistle for this shock.
A shock that the English did not necessarily believe in last March, when they lost at Twickenham with a historic score against France (10-53), and only finished fourth in the Tournament. But the XV de la Rose is there, and was able to outwit Argentina and Japan in the pools, then eliminate Fiji in a crazy quarter-final (30-24). Enough to secure your ticket for the last four, where England will challenge the Springboks at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
In a quarter-final that will be remembered, the South Africans finally overcame the tournament host. Thanks in particular to four tries scored by Kurt-Lee Arendse, Damian De Allende, Cheslin Kobe and Eben Etzebeth, they beat the Blues by a cruel little point. They therefore still dream of winning their fourth Webb Elis Trophy at the end of October. In 2019, four years ago, it was against the English that they won their third world success in the final.
The semi-final between England and South Africa will kick off at 9:00 p.m. this Saturday, October 21, and the match will be broadcast on TF1. You will also be able to follow the match live with commentary on our website leparisien.fr.
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