The one thing that surprised Rassie Erasmus against France

The Springboks put on a show to remember to defeat France in the World Cup quarterfinals on Sunday, but focus has already shifted to their semi-final matchup against England, which will carry a different kind of pressure given that they are the overwhelming favorites going into the game.

The second semi-final of the 2019 Rugby World Cup will take place at 21h00 on Saturday at the Stade de France, with Argentina and New Zealand playing in the first semi-final on Friday night.

At this stage of the competition, Erasmus stressed the importance of correctly performing the game’s foundations and highlighted his opinion that there wouldn’t be as many tries.

England and South Africa are statistically comparable in terms of the number of tries scored and allowed as well as in terms of defense.

To be honest, I was surprised by the number of tries scored in the quarterfinals, but as the final approaches, the game’s basic elements will become even more important.

Erasmus praised the Springboks for balancing their players’ playing and training schedules, and he predicted that the England side will receive a similar amount of rest.

“We allocated the player minutes to the workload. Even though we are aware that this game will be close, we are lucky that all 33 of our players are healthy and should be ready for selection.

RASSIE ERASMUS HIGHLIGHTED ANOTHER KEY FACTOR

The 2019 RWC champion strength and conditioning coach for the Springboks, Aled Walters, is now working with England, and Erasmus forewarned them that they will be tested not only physically but emotionally.

“We know how fit Aled will have them, and some of our players play in the England Premiership, but over and above that Steve Borthwick (England’s head coach) is a good coach,” Erasmus stated.

We’ll drill and prepare as hard as we can this week because playing against a team that hasn’t lost a game will be incredibly difficult. We are ready as a result.

FRANCE RESULT BEHIND THEM

Erasmus described the Boks’ 29-28 victory in the quarterfinal as a true rugby Test.

Erasmus claims that if the French had won, the team and coaches would have been as ecstatic as we are.

They would have earned it, just like us. We engaged in a tactical and physical war till the very end. I must also commend French coach Fabian Galthie for his consideration for us after the game. He was sincere and submissive.

Monday was a day of rest and hotel switching for the Springboks in Paris. They will begin training on Tuesday.

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