{"id":296459,"date":"2023-10-20T06:25:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T06:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=296459"},"modified":"2023-10-20T06:25:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T06:25:01","slug":"maro-itoje-insists-england-will-impose-their-game-on-south-africa-in-world-cup-semi-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/rugby-union\/maro-itoje-insists-england-will-impose-their-game-on-south-africa-in-world-cup-semi-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Maro Itoje insists England will \u2018impose their game\u2019 on South Africa in World Cup semi-final"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maro Itoje believes England have what it take to beat the Springboks <\/p>\n

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Maro Itoje has urged England to \u201cimpose\u201d their game on South Africa in their Rugby World Cup semi-final.<\/p>\n

The Springboks enter the game as significant favourites as they seek a second consecutive tournament crown.<\/p>\n

Jacques Nienaber\u2019s side edged out hosts France in a captivating quarter-final last weekend, showing somewhere near their top form to reach the top four.<\/p>\n

Itoje believes that England cannot afford to simply let South Africa come at them, stressing that he and his teammates intend to put their \u201cbest foot forward\u201d to meet the Springboks.<\/p>\n

And the lock has confidence that his side can take it to the world champions.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat\u2019s important for me is that we present the game we want to present,\u201d Itoje, who partners George Martin in England\u2019s second row, said. \u201cIt\u2019s about us being the team that we want to be, us playing the type of rugby that we want to play.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have certain things that they\u2019re very good at but it\u2019s about us being the England rugby team, about us putting our best foot forward and our individuals, as a team, going out there and playing the type of game we want to play.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us, it is just about imposing our game. We don\u2019t want to sit back and just watch them do their thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before England\u2019s semi-final against New Zealand four years ago, former head coach Eddie Jones memorably cut a kiwi in half with a samurai sword to symbolise the aggression he wanted his side to play with against the All Blacks.<\/p>\n

Itoje confirmed that there had been no such demonstrations this week, with Jones\u2019s more successor, the more understated Steve Borthwick, instead emphasising the detail of their gameplan.<\/p>\n

And while talking up South Africa\u2019s ability, the second row insists they are far from unbeatable.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re just very fundamentally sound in the areas in which they are good at,\u201d explained Itoje of the Springboks\u2019 strengths. \u201cThey have a good kicking game, a good chase, put a lot of pressure on teams. They have a good set-piece, that goes without saying, their breakdown work is good as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to need to be physical, that goes without saying. We need to be physical in every game, especially when you play against this opposition. We need to be smart with how we play, we don\u2019t want to make poor decisions, we don\u2019t want to play in areas that aren\u2019t smart<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously they are the current world champions, they\u2019ve had a very good World Cup. We\u2019ve played them twice since 2019, they\u2019ve won one, we\u2019ve won one. We\u2019re not talking about a team that has never lost, we\u2019re not talking about a team that is without fault, they are a good team but so are we. For us, it\u2019s about putting our game on the field, it\u2019s not necessarily about sitting just to watch them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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