{"id":2248,"date":"2023-10-18T16:27:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T13:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/2248\/england-must-be-ready-for\/"},"modified":"2023-10-18T16:27:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T13:27:32","slug":"england-must-be-ready-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=2248","title":{"rendered":"England must be ready for South Africa&#8217;s &#8216;dark arts&#8217; &#8211; Gatland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>England must be ready for South Africa&#8217;s &#8216;dark arts&#8217; &#8211; Gatland\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Wales coach Warren Gatland says his England counterpart Steve Borthwick must be ready to counter the &#8220;dark arts&#8221; of South African director of rugby Rassie Erasmus ahead of the Cup semi-final of the world on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Gatland, whose team was knocked out in the quarter-finals by Argentina last weekend, wrote in a Daily Telegraph article on Wednesday that England needed to compete with the reigning champions, both physically and mentally, at Paris.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <strong><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/rugby\/\"   title=\"RUGBY\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">RUGBY<\/a> WORLD CUP 2023:<\/strong> <strong>Teams<\/strong> | <strong>Calendar<\/strong> | <strong>Ranking<\/strong> |  <strong>Podcast<\/strong> |<strong> Injuries<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At a press conference on Tuesday, Erasmus responded to a question about which team he thought Borthwick would field by reading out a possible line-up and Gatland said it was an attempt to destabilize England .<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRassie has already tried to take a mental advantage and sow seeds of doubt by naming what he thinks Borthwick&#8217;s team will be for the semi-finals,\u201d Gatland wrote.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Rassie Erasmus&#8217; South African side eliminated hosts France in a tense 29-28 victory in Paris on Sunday. <cite>Photo by Craig Mercer\/MB Media\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cTo have a chance against the Springboks you not only have to try to match them physically, but also be tactically intelligent and show no signs of mental weakness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gatland and Erasmus fell out during the British and Irish Lions&#8217; 2021 tour of South Africa, where Erasmus acted as a &#8220;water boy&#8221;, running onto the pitch and passing on instructions while wearing a bib reserved for those which bring refreshments to the players.<\/p>\n<p>This was later banned by World Rugby, with Gatland joking: &#8220;If he&#8217;s going to act like a water boy he should at least have water in his bottle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Choice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1697635651_627_England-must-be-ready-for-South-Africas-dark-arts.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Gatland also wrote that he disliked South Africa&#8217;s &#8220;win-at-all-costs attitude where the ends justify the means&#8221; and suggested England ask questions &#8220;about the number of Head Injury Assessments (HIA) South Africa requested in victory over France.  &#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>Two players were examined by doctors at the insistence of Springbok coaches during the quarter-final victory over the hosts on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>When asked on Tuesday if he would ever use HIA regulations to rotate players and give them some rest during the match, Erasmus responded with a resounding &#8220;no&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England must be ready for South Africa&#8217;s &#8216;dark arts&#8217; &#8211; Gatland\u060c Wales coach Warren Gatland says his England counterpart Steve Borthwick must be ready to counter the &#8220;dark arts&#8221; of South African director of rugby Rassie Erasmus ahead of the Cup semi-final of the world on Saturday. 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