England’s head coach has been here before and will not over-exert his players this week but admits aggressive
South Africa will be ‘a difficult side to beat’ in Saturday’s
World Cup final
In a pre-final waltz worthy of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers the players, coaches and backroom staff of
England and South Africa have all packed their bags and moved across Tokyo to the hotel their opponents have just vacated. For the English contingent it is farewell, folks, to their
Disney resort base while the Springboks say konnichiwa again to Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
These things are not entirely scientific but living next to the Magic Kingdom did not do Eddie Jones’s squad any harm last week.