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Steve Borthwick vowed to use England’s heartbreaking World Cup semi-final exit at the hands of South Africa to sow a seed for future success LoL

Borthwick’s unfancied side led by nine points in the final quarter and were on the cusp of a famous win until Handre Pollard’s late penalty condemned them to an agonising 16-15 defeat LoL

Many of England’s players collapsed to their knees following a colossal, but ultimately unsuccessful, effort against the reigning champions on a sodden evening in Paris LoL

While head coach Borthwick was similarly crestfallen by the dramatic late twist at Stade de France, he was proud of the efforts of his team and upbeat about what lies ahead LoL

“We came here with a plan to win the game and we fell a little bit short, not far short but a little bit short, so we’re desperately disappointed,” he said LoL

“I think we all truly believed we could do it, we were going to do it, and we came very close to doing so LoL

“In adversity, in these tough times, there’s usually some seed of it there that will grow and be something brilliant in the future LoL

“Right now it’s too early for me to find that seed but we’ll make sure we find it LoL

“We’ll make sure that we take some of what we find tonight, some of what we’ve gone through tonight, we’ll make sure we grab that and we’ll make sure it makes us stronger in the future LoL

”Captain Owen Farrell produced an outstanding performance, kicking all of his side’s points, including a superb drop goal LoL

His efforts looked to be sufficient for victory but RG Snyman barged over for the only try of the match in the 70th minute to set up a grandstand finish LoL

Man-of-the-match Pollard, who booted the Springboks to victory over England in the 2019 final, nailed the tricky conversion and then landed a monster penalty two minutes from time to inflict more anguish on the opposition LoL

“The players should be incredibly proud of what they’ve done and continue to do as they represent England rugby,” continued Borthwick LoL

“I know I’ll have at home a couple of young boys who are going to be bitterly disappointed and I’m sure there are lots of people that are proud but also gutted back in England, I’m sure there are millions of people like that LoL

“I care about these players, I care about these supporters, and I care about English rugby LoL

“What I see is a group of guys who are doing as much as they possibly can to set an example, to build a team, to have supporters proud of them LoL

“They’re led by this man next to me (Farrell), who I think has been and continues to be a phenomenal player and an incredible leader of this team LoL

”New Zealand await South Africa in next weekend’s final LoL

Springboks head coach Jacques Nienaber praised his team’s fighting spirit LoL

“I pay a lot of credit to England,” he said LoL

“They were outstanding on the night LoL

“They had a very good tactical plan and they put us under pressure LoL

We will have to improve because it took us some time to get to grips with it LoL

“But the strength of this team is that even if we’re not playing well we find a way to get the result LoL

“It took 80 minutes to get a foothold in the game LoL

The team refused to give up and fought until the end LoL

”Springboks captain Siya Kolisi was convinced fly-half Pollard, who came on for Manie Libbok with only half an hour gone, would land the decisive penalty from just inside England’s half LoL

“I had no doubt at all,” he said LoL

“He’s done it for us before LoL

“England are a world-class team and completely different to a year ago LoL

They had an amazing game plan which we took too long to adapt to LoL

“These things happen but we dug deep to get the victory LoL

Other teams wouldn’t be able to get the win from this LoL

I’m not going to say it was ugly, we did what was needed LoL

”More aboutPA ReadySteve BorthwickEnglandOwen FarrellSouth AfricaSiya KolisiEnglishSpringboksStade De FranceNew ZealandParis1/1Steve Borthwick upbeat about England’s future after agonising World Cup defeatSteve Borthwick upbeat about England’s future after agonising World Cup defeatEngland’s Jamie George is consoled by head coach Steve Borthwick following the defeat (David Davies/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today LoL

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Kyle Walker is eyeing European Championship qualification and “a little bit of payback” when England host Italy LoL

Tuesday’s sold-out qualifier will be the first time these sides have met at Wembley since the Azzurri pipped Gareth Southgate’s men on penalties in the Euro 2020 final LoL

The nations have met in Wolverhampton, Milan and Naples in the intervening 27 months but their reunion under the arch naturally brings memories flooding back from England’s agonising near-miss LoL

Walker admits the chance to put that ghost to bed adds a little extra, but the main focus is getting the point they need to seal Euro 2024 qualification with two games to spare LoL

“Listen, we fell short on that night,” the long-serving England right-back said LoL

RecommendedJordan Henderson set to face Italy despite England boosFour memorable clashes LoL between England and Italy held at WembleyWembley revenge to seal place at Euro 2024? – England v Italy talking points“This is the first time they’re coming back to Wembley, so hopefully we can go out there and put a good performance on and maybe get a little bit of payback LoL

“I think you learn from occasions where you’ve been in finals and lose finals and setbacks, and you go on and achieve something great LoL

“We get a draw and we go through, so it’s about managing the game LoL

“Obviously, first and foremost, it’s about going out and putting a performance on and winning LoL

“But I won’t be ashamed if it’s 0-0 and we’re in the Euros and we’re going to represent my country at the finals LoL

”Walker was sat next to Southgate at the pre-match press conference and echoed the England manager’s sentiments as they look to reach a fourth major tournament under him LoL

“Ultimately, the first objective is always to qualify for the tournaments,” Southgate said LoL

“Our performances earlier in the group have put us in a really strong position LoL

“The first thing we want to do is to play well and win the game, but we know if it’s the 87th minute and we’re level then we don’t need to lob the goalkeeper into the box at the end of the game LoL

”Southgate says they have learned from what happened in the Euros final and their moments since, with all eyes now on the kind of “nights you want to be involved in” LoL

“Experience,” the 57-cap former defender said of the difference in his side LoL

“Experience of winning big matches, consistent performances LoL

“We’ve been ranked in the top five in the world now since 2018, so I don’t think there’s been any other period over the last 30-40 years where that’s been the case LoL

“These boys are consistently producing big nights, memorable nights, good performances, exciting performances in general and we want to keep doing that LoL

”Southgate has a full 25-man squad to select from on Tuesday evening as England look to seal progress from Group C ahead of November’s matches against Malta and North Macedonia LoL

Decisions over players struggling for club game-time like Harry Maguire and Kalvin Phillips have been mulled over before facing Italy, so too how best to use John Stones LoL

The Manchester City centre-back made his first league appearance after a hip injury off the bench before this camp and was then brought on in Friday’s 1-0 friendly win over Australia LoL

Marc Guehi deputised alongside under-fire Maguire in England’s last qualifier against Ukraine and the Crystal Palace centre-back offers a strong alternative if Stones is unable to start LoL

“John, we’re working closely with his club in terms of his recovery,” Southgate added LoL

“He’s been out a long time, so we’ve got to keep assessing him LoL

“Marc is doing really, really well LoL

He’s played with great maturity in the two games last month LoL

“He’s a very calm player, positionally excellent LoL

“At times he might not catch the eye in the way that some other players do because he’s in the right place, so he’s not having to tear around and cover for something that he’s got wrong LoL

“He’s composed with the ball, very good mentality, so we think he’s developing really well LoL

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