Cracking match by England, who just came up short.
IMHO, with 20 minutes to go, the writing was on the wall for them.
The scrum and lineout were coming under huge pressure.
Marler and Cole had coped well, but were buckling prior to being substituted.
The replacement front row were no match for SA’s replacements.
I had £20 on England at 5 to 1 - decent odds and for 60 minutes I thought I might have a chance of a profit.
My allegiance for the final is with the All Blacks. (Daughter-in-law is NZ born and my son is now an NZ citizen. They live near Auckland)
Let’s hope England want 3rd place more than Argentina.
Bud
4/4 - Stanley
