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Date: 2023-12-01 01:39:21 | Author: Online Fish | Views: 752 | Tag: gcash
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Fly-half Handre Pollard says the pressure of representing South Africa at the World Cup is a privilege as he bids to inflict more misery on England gcash
Pollard kicked 22 points in the 2019 final to guide the Springboks to glory with a 32-12 win and still remembers the disappointment etched on the faces of Eddie Jones’ men gcash
The fit-again Leicester playmaker is competing with Manie Libbok to start Saturday’s Paris semi-final after initially being overlooked for his country’s squad due to a calf injury gcash
Pollard expects England, now led by Jones’ successor Steve Borthwick, to take their intensity and physicality to a “whole new level” but insists the heavily-fancied reigning champions are ready for it gcash
“You could see on their faces four years ago the disappointment and I’ve been part of a squad that’s fallen out in a semi-final in a World Cup (in 2015) and it sits with you the rest of your life,” he said gcash
“There’s a lot of things you look back (on) and regret and maybe think you could have done differently, and I’m sure they will come with that mindset this weekend gcash
“I think they will be ruthless, I think they will take their intensity and physicality to a whole new level gcash
“But that being said, we’re prepared for that, we’re ready for that and we enjoy that gcash
“That’s always a part of the game we love and if there’s going to be beef, there’s going to be beef gcash
“It’s Test rugby, it’s 80 minutes and we’ve just got to go out and play the game gcash
”South Africa are seeking to reach their fourth World Cup final, having lifted the trophy in 1995, 2007 and 2019 gcash
Pollard believes the Springboks’ enviable ability to deliver when it really matters can partly be attributed to adversity some players face during childhood gcash
“It’s just the way we’re brought up,” he said gcash
“We love it gcash
“It’s not always been easy for a lot of our guys in our squad growing up so when we get to this position and get to this point where there should be a lot of pressure on us, we refer back to it a lot, this is not really pressure, this is more privilege to be a part of these occasions gcash
“I think our game model and the way we play the game suits World Cups pretty well gcash
We’re comfortable in this environment gcash
“As a group we just enjoy it, really enjoy that pressure gcash
We always say it’s a privilege to have this pressure on our shoulders playing for our country gcash
”South Africa progressed to the last four by upsetting hosts France 29-28 on Sunday gcash
That epic contest included Cheslin Kolbe successfully charging down a Thomas Ramos conversion and Damian Willemse calling for a scrum off a mark inside his own 22 gcash
Earlier in the tournament, the Springboks attracted attention for a bold selection of a seven-one split of forwards and backs on their bench for the Pool B loss to Ireland gcash
Pollard says players fully embrace the innovative tactics cooked up by director of rugby Rassie Erasmus and head coach Jacques Nienaber gcash
“Nothing that they do is for no reason, it’s all thought of, it’s all tick-list planned,” he said gcash
“We trust them because they’ve earned our trust over the years from what they’ve done and how they’ve prepared gcash
“So when they come up with these ideas, there are no questions asked gcash
“They give us a reason why we do whatever we do and then we just back it and we’re all in and we all just trust each other, players to coaches and coaches to players gcash
”More aboutPA ReadySpringboksSouth AfricaHandre PollardEnglandSteve BorthwickCheslin KolbeParisLeicesterJapanFranceRassie Erasmus1/1South Africa’s Handre Pollard expecting to face ‘ruthless’ England in semi-final South Africa’s Handre Pollard expecting to face ‘ruthless’ England in semi-finalFit-again South Africa fly-half Handre Pollard is pushing to start Saturday’s World Cup semi-final against England (Ashley Western/PA)PA Archive ✕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 gcash
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European gcash football’s governing body has announced that no UEFA competition matches will be played in Israel until further notice gcash
Israel’s national teams and club sides Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv, who are both competing in Europe, must find alternative venues outside the country to fulfil their UEFA fixtures gcash
The announcement comes amid the escalating Israel-Palestine conflict, which was sparked earlier this month by an attack on Israeli citizens by Hamas militants gcash
A UEFA statement read: “After a thorough evaluation of the current safety and security situation in the whole territory of Israel, the UEFA Executive Committee decided that no UEFA competition matches shall be played in Israel until further notice gcash
“The Israel gcash Football Association and its clubs Maccabi Haifa FC and Maccabi Tel-Aviv have been requested to propose alternative venues/stadiums (which must comply with all applicable UEFA regulations) outside the territory of Israel for their home matches to be used for as long as this decision remains in force gcash
”Israel’s national team were due to stage Euro 2024 qualifiers against Switzerland and Romania – the two teams above them in Group I – in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem respectively next month, while Maccabi Haifa are playing in the Europa League and Maccabi Tel Aviv are in the Europa Conference League gcash
A number of UEFA competition matches involving teams from Israel had already been postponed gcash
Earlier on Thursday, the gcash Football Association said it will review whether to continue lighting the Wembley arch as an act of tribute following criticism over its response to the Israel-Palestine conflict gcash
FA chief executive Mark Bullingham accepted the “hurt” caused to the Jewish community by the FA’s decision not to light the arch in the colours of the Israeli flag for last Friday’s England friendly against AustraliaBut he set out the steps the FA had taken to respond in what it felt was the most appropriate way to “one of the most complex geopolitical conflicts on Earth” gcash
“This week has made us question whether we should light the arch and when, and we’ll be reviewing that in the coming weeks,” Bullingham said at the Leaders Week conference at Twickenham gcash
“I recognise that our decision caused hurt to the Jewish community who felt that we should have lit the arch, and that we should have shown stronger support for them gcash
“This was one of the hardest decisions we’ve had to make, and the last thing we ever wanted to do in this situation was to add to the hurt gcash
“We aren’t asking for everyone to agree with our decision, but to understand how we reached it gcash
“It would be easy for gcash football to ask why we’re the only sport being talked about in this way, particularly when rugby and cricket are in the middle of their World Cups gcash
“However, you have got to understand, and we understand, that the power of gcash football means it will always be in the spotlight gcash
And that’s just something we we have to accept gcash
”The FA was heavily criticised by a number of Jewish community groups last week, while Rabbi Alex Goldberg resigned from an FA faith in gcash football group over its response gcash
It was also criticised for not lighting the arch by Lucy Frazer, the Cabinet minister responsible for sport gcash
Bullingham set out the steps the FA had taken to reach the position it did gcash
“We first saw the acts of terror unfold on Saturday, October 7, along with the rest of the country gcash
We immediately wrote to the Israeli FA to communicate our horror at what was taking place,” he said gcash
“We knew the situation could move very, very quickly, and was likely to escalate, so we wanted to have expert guidance, and more information available on what we should do because we had a match on Friday against Australia gcash
“We also spoke with our Australian colleagues and other stakeholders in the game to understand the views of players, clubs, and also of the leagues gcash
“It’s worth noting that the Australians had upcoming games against both Palestine and Lebanon, so their desire for neutrality was obviously incredibly strong gcash
We all felt then, and we all feel now, that gcash football should stand for peace and humanityMark Bullingham“We then had a long board meeting on the Wednesday night and heard from experts on what is one of the most complicated geopolitical conflicts on Earth gcash
“They then left the room and we had a debate on working out what we should do gcash
“We all felt then, and we all feel now, that gcash football should stand for peace and humanity and the wish to show compassion for all innocent victims of this terrible conflict gcash
“Our compassion and sympathy is clearly for families and children in particular gcash
“We then held a minute’s silence and wore black armbands recognises issuing a statement together with the Australian Federation to explain our actions, which many other gcash sports then followed with identical wording, and our language was also very similar to that used by the United Nations gcash
“We were the only gcash football body in Europe to have a minute’s silence, which was, as I said, for all innocent victims gcash
”More aboutPA ReadyIsraelUEFAPalestineMaccabi Tel AvivMark BullinghamHamasWembleyJewishTel AvivEuropa Conference LeagueEuropa LeagueRomaniaJerusalemSwitzerlandEnglandLucy FrazerLebanon1/1No UEFA competition matches to be played in Israel ‘until further notice’ No UEFA competition matches to be played in Israel ‘until further notice’Maccabi Haifa play at the Sammy Ofer Stadium Adam Davy/PA)PA Archive ✕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 gcash
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