SA look seem a more daunting challenge than NZ to me.

Wales did incredibly well to keep the scoreline so close after spending the entire game on the back foot, and being ravaged by injuries.

Concerns are that I think the Welsh defensive line is better than Englands, so we might struggle in that department, and the SA pack is stronger than the one we faced against NZ.

To win the world cup we are going to have to do a grand slam against the southern hemisphere sides, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. We've done the hard work getting to the final, but how many times have the team that's beaten the kiwis actually ended up winning?

A rather deadly game of attrition.

Neither side got the ball out to the wings, they were slow I fancy England's chances.

If they can keep to the same level, concentrate and not give away silly penalties.

In all fairness, never saw that performance against New Zealand coming. The final is now Rugby vs Anti-Rugby, Good vs Evil as it were.

Red and Blue Army!

England has been fined for crossing the halfway line while NZ were dancing.
Time to move it to the warm up and make it optional wether the opposition even have to be present.
It's only for NZ benefit and the crowd.

Sure they’ll regard £2000 as money well spent.
What would happen if the opposition faced the haka then went into a huddle to “consider the challenge” leaving the ABs standing around cooling off?
Since they did it in the changing room in Wales a few years ago the opposition clearly don’t need to be there anyway.

Roll on 9am then!

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