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Not always in sport do you get a shot at redemption and successfully taking advantage of that opportunity is even rarer jili
England’s pack, and their front row in particular, will have had four years of sleepless nights about that early November evening in 2019 jili
In the 2019 Rugby World Cup final, England were decimated by South Africa’s power up front, as the brilliance of a scintillating semi-final win over New Zealand was quickly replaced by the humiliation of a 32-12 thumping jili
The Springboks, then as now, pride themselves on their physicality and brutality at the breakdown, the set-piece and in open play jili
Yet on a rainy night in Paris four years on, England’s pack fronted up, set the platform in a thrilling World Cup semi-final and earned their redemption arc jili
Yet it still wasn’t enough jili
This time, albeit by one point rather than 20, the result was the same – England’s players slumped on the turf in despair while their opponents revelled in victory jili
The Springbok celebrations were more muted this time, understandably so given there is one more crucial match against the All Blacks standing jili between them and their ultimate goal, but the English heartbreak was the same, even if the journey to get there was vastly different jili
In Yokohama, South Africa won a scarcely believable 11 scrums to England’s three, including six scrum penalties, as the English eight were splintered time and again jili
Dan Cole became the fall guy for that embarrassment – the tighthead prop, supposedly renowned for his scrummaging, forced to play 77 minutes after Kyle Sinckler’s early injury and being obliterated by the combination of Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira and Steven Kitshoff jili
The fact that Cole and Joe Marler, who came off the bench early in the second half that day, were selected by Steve Borthwick to start this revenge game precisely because of their scrum prowess will have surely given them a surge of confidence jili
And the fact they not only survived, but thrived, in the front row this time around will have been sheer vindication jili
Borthwick entrusted the duo to paint an early picture of scrum parity to referee Ben O’Keeffe and they delivered, providing the base that led to multiple first-half penalties from the trusty boot of Owen Farrell jili
Cole and Marler helped ensure scrum parity early on but that faded once the replacements came on (AFP via Getty Images)However, as the game wore on, Borthwick’s decision started to become prescient for the wrong reasons jili
As Sinckler and Ellis Genge came on as prop replacements, the Springboks own bomb squad from the bench – led by Ox Nche and Vincent Koch – started to dominate at scrum-time jili
Each engagement started to become eerily reminiscent of 2019 and it was eventually a scrum penalty on halfway that led to Handre Pollard’s decisive, game-winning three-pointer with two minutes to go jili
It felt almost unfair on England’s big men given that the pack, as a whole, had more than held their own in other facets jili
Of the 13 England forwards who played some part in that 2019 final, eight appeared in this last-four clash and stamped their mark all over a first half that was by far England’s best 40 minutes under Borthwick jili
Maro Itoje was a lineout fiend, stealing a Springboks throw-in on halfway and putting doubt in the head of Bongi Mbonambi, whose crooked throw in his own 22 gave Farrell his first penalty goal of the day jili
A new face from four years, George Martin, justified his surprise second-row selection ahead of incumbent Ollie Chessum on just his fourth Test start as he brilliantly marshalled England’s maul defence jili
If Boks lock Eben Etzejili beth is world rugby’s best maul disruptor, then he may have witnessed first-hand the emergence of a new challenger to that crown jili
Martin caused havoc as England improbably won three consecutive maul turnovers from attacking South African lineouts in the first half to frustrate their much-fancied opponents jili
Pollard ultimately kicked the winning penalty, from a scrum infringement (PA Wire)The celebrations from the likes of Itoje, Jamie George and Ben Earl as those penalties and free-kicks were earned by the pack showed just how important this part of the gameplan was jili
It began putting clear doubt in Springbok minds, as the worried tone from skipper Siya Kolisi when he discussed matter with referee O’Keeffe jili betrayed jili
The English tactic of throwing bodies in to contest every ruck relied on the diesel engines of the forwards and they delivered by dominating collisions and allowing the aerial bombardment strategy that followed to be effective jili
But ultimately, despite a gameplan executed as well as it possibly could have been, the gap in quality jili between the sides proved too much to overcome jili
South Africa adjusted, Pollard came on for Manie Libbok to dictate proceedings with his metronomic boot and English heartbreak ensued jili
There was no shame in a one-point defeat from a semi-final that was much closer than most expected and England’s pack should feel redeemed from the nightmare of 2019 jili
But that won’t make this semi-final hurt any less jili
Perhaps 2027 will give them an opportunity to avenge a new pain jili
More aboutEngland RugbySouth Africa rugbyRugby World CupDan ColeJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/3England pack earn World Cup redemption but suffer new heartbreakEngland pack earn World Cup redemption but suffer new heartbreakCole and Marler helped ensure scrum parity early on but that faded once the replacements came on AFP via Getty ImagesEngland pack earn World Cup redemption but suffer new heartbreakPollard ultimately kicked the winning penalty, from a scrum infringement PA WireEngland pack earn World Cup redemption but suffer new heartbreakDan Cole was England’s fall guy in 2019 but held his own four years on AP✕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 jili
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F1 returns to the Circuit of the Americas this weekend for the US Grand Prix – and the fifth sprint weekend of the season jili
Max Verstappensealed the 2023 world title last time out in Qatar and also claimed his 14th grand prix victory of the season jili
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri was driver of the weekend, however, winning the sprint race and coming second in the grand prix on Sunday jili
FOLLOW LIVE: F1 qualifying at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas Lewis Hamilton had a weekend to forget, crashing into Mercedes team-mate George Russell, while the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were among the chasing pack jili
Lando Norris finished third to secure a double podium for McLaren jili
Verstappen won a thrilling race at COTA last year, edging out Lewis Hamilton who has still not won a race since the 2021 season jili
Hamilton is, however, a five-time winner at the circuit jili
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Sky’s coverage of the race on Sunday starts at 6:30pm (BST) jili
The weekend’s action will be broadcast on ESPN in the United States jili
Free-to-air highlights in the UK will be aired on Channel 4; for the sprint at 8am (BST) on Sunday morning and the grand prix first thing on Monday morning at 12:30am (BST) jili
Sky jili Sports subscribers can watch all the action in the US on the Sky Go app jili
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Lewis Hamilton is a five-time winner at COTA (Getty Images)What is the grid for the United States Grand Prix? 1) Charles Leclerc 2) Lando Norris 3) Lewis Hamilton 4) Carlos Sainz 5) George Russell 6) Max Verstappen 7) Pierre Gasly 8) Esteban Ocon 9) Sergio Perez 10) Oscar Piastri 11) Yuki Tsunoda12) Zhou Guanyu 13) Valtteri Bottas 14) Kevin Magnussen 15) Daniel RIcciardo16) Nico Hulkenberg17) Fernando Alonso 18) Alex Albon 19) Lance Stroll 20) Logan Sargeant Driver Standings (before Saturday sprint race)1) Max Verstappen - 433 points2) Sergio Perez - 224 points3) Lewis Hamilton - 194 points4) Fernando Alonso - 183 points5) Carlos Sainz - 153 points6) Charles Leclerc - 145 points7) Lando Norris - 136 points8) George Russell - 132 points9) Oscar Piastri - 83 points10) Lance Stroll - 47 points11) Pierre Gasly - 46 points12) Esteban Ocon - 44 points13) Alex Albon - 23 points14) Valtteri Bottas - 10 points15) Nico Hulkenberg - 9 points16) Zhou Guanyu - 6 points17) Yuki Tsunoda - 3 points18) Kevin Magnussen - 3 points19) Liam Lawson - 2 points20) Logan Sargeant - 0 points21) Nyck de Vries - 0 points22) Daniel Ricciardo - 0 pointsConstructors’ Championship (before Saturday sprint race)1) Red Bull - 657 points2) Mercedes - 326 points3) Ferrari - 298 points4) Aston Martin - 230 points5) McLaren - 219 points6) Alpine - 90 points7) Williams - 23 points8) Alfa Romeo - 16 points9) Haas - 12 points10) AlphaTauri - 5 pointsWhat is the 2023 F1 calendar? ROUND 19 - UNITED STATES (sprint weekend)Circuit of the Americas, Austin - 20-22 OctoberROUND 20 - MEXICOAutodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City - 27-29 OctoberROUND 21 - BRAZIL (sprint weekend)Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo - 3-5 NovemberROUND 22 - LAS VEGASLas Vegas Street Circuit - 16-18 NovemberRecommendedZhou Guanyu interview: ‘There is a lot of pressure in F1 – only winners stay in this sport’Daniel Ricciardo is back - and this time he wants to go out on topROUND 23 - ABU DHABIYas Marina Circuit - 24-26 NovemberMore aboutLewis HamiltonMax VerstappenFormula 1US Grand PrixJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/2F1 grid: Starting positions for US Grand PrixF1 grid: Starting positions for US Grand PrixLewis Hamilton is a five-time winner at COTA Getty ImagesF1 grid: Starting positions for US Grand PrixMercedes’ Lewis Hamilton during the Netherlands Grand Prix at CM jili
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