{"id":291437,"date":"2023-10-20T20:09:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T20:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=291437"},"modified":"2023-10-20T20:09:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T20:09:03","slug":"england-hatch-plan-to-rip-into-south-africa-as-thousands-flock-to-semi-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-league\/england-hatch-plan-to-rip-into-south-africa-as-thousands-flock-to-semi-final\/","title":{"rendered":"England hatch plan to &#8216;rip into&#8217; South Africa as thousands flock to semi-final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/69\/590x\/secondary\/5024745.jpg?r=1697831237766\"><\/p>\n<p>England will take a \u2018no regrets\u2019 attitude into Saturday night\u2019s do-or-die Rugby World Cup semifinal against world champions South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Defence coach Kevin Sinfield believes that despite England being massive underdogs they will rise to the occasion at the Stade de France.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand the challenge in front of us but I don\u2019t mind being backed into a corner, don\u2019t mind being written off, don\u2019t mind being slammed, don\u2019t mind being in the thick of a pretty tough circumstance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just think we\u2019re in a World Cup semifinal, there is a lot of good in it here, there\u2019s a lot of things to be excited about,\u201d said Sinfield.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cComing up against them will let us know where we\u2019re at but for our players, they are so excited to be out there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRewind eight weeks and it was pretty grim for us, at the end of August, but we want them to absolutely rip into it on Saturday night and give it everything you\u2019ve got, otherwise you end up with a load of regrets for the rest of your life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are talking about different personalities and characters in the group and some will absolutely thrive on the fact that we are coming up against the best team in the world at the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of England fans have descended on the French capital intent on turning it into a home game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn all the games we have had so far, the support has been unmatched in my opinion and hopefully they can bring that tomorrow,\u201d said wing Elliot Daly.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Advert-free experience without interruptions.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Rocket-fast speedy loading pages.<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Exclusive &amp; Unlimited access to all our content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do hear it. It is very loud in these stadiums and really does spur us on so if we can keep going with that, it will be brilliant for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>South Africa will start as hot favourites but assistant coach Mzwandile Stick says the World\u2019s No 1-ranked side will not be taking England lightly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have seen what they have done in the past and against New Zealand in Japan in the semifinal four years ago. 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