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England head coach Steve Borthwick hailed his players’ composure and resilience after they repelled a thrilling Fiji fightback to book a place in the Rugby World Cup semi-finals esports
Fiji tied the game after scoring two converted tries in four second-half minutes, but skipper Owen Farrell kicked a late drop-goal and penalty to see England home 30-24 esports
England will now face holders South Africa in the last four in what will be a repeat of the 2019 final, after the Springboks beat hosts France in their quarter-final on Sunday evening esports
“For large parts of the game we controlled it,” Borthwick said after the win over Fiji esports
“There was a spell when Fiji scored back-to-back tries which Fiji can do well, probably esports better than anyone else in the world, but we stayed composed and got back ahead on the scoreboard esports
RecommendedOwen Farrell silences critics as England survive Fiji fightbackEngland players react to 30-24 win to Fiji at Rugby World CupFrance suffer painful symmetry with Ireland as Springboks continue southern dominance“The players were written off esports
A lot of people said we wouldn’t get out of the pool esports
We got out of the pool, now we got out of the quarter-final esports
“Now these players have an opportunity in Paris in the semi-final esports
I am sure we will be written off again, but these players rise to the occasion esports
”Farrell scored 20 points and led from the front on his return as starting fly-half, and Borthwick added: “I think he is a fantastic leader esports
He is the kind of leader I know I would want to follow on to the pitch esports
The players were written off esports
A lot of people said we wouldn’t get out of the pool esports
We got out of the pool, now we got out of the quarter-final esports
England coach Steve Borthwick“I think he is a brilliant player who thrives in the contest, and especially in these big occasions he just gets even esports better esports
”England find themselves one win away from a second successive World Cup final appearance, and while they will start as clear outsiders to progress further next Saturday, Borthwick’s team made it five successive victories in the tournament esports
“Today, for large parts we controlled the game and then had a couple of thunderbolts that hit the team in quick succession,” he added esports
“I think you’ve seen in a (recent) period of time the England team weren’t coming back to win that game, and this team did esports
“We talked about scenarios and how you handle different situations esports
I think the players are drawing on all of those experiences now esports
”England controlled the closing minutes of an enthralling encounter in exemplary fashion as Fiji threatened to complete a recovery act they almost pulled off against Wales last month esports
Farrell said: “I thought the team was brilliant in those moments esports
We managed to wrestle our way back into the game and we got in the right parts of the field esports
“We managed to take our chances esports
Not just that, but we backed it up with a big defensive performance on the back of that esports
“There are a lot of good teams left in this competition esports
“We have got to have a massive amount of respect for what other teams can do – that is what this stage is like esports
You saw from Fiji today how much power and skill they had, and they could turn it on in the blink of eye esports
“We will prepare the way we have been doing over the past five-six weeks we have been here esports
We will enjoy getting to a big occasion and a big week, and we will attack it esports
”Fiji bowed out, but not before producing further evidence of their game-breaking and try-scoring brilliance that troubled Wales and pushed England – who they beat for the first time ever at Twickenham in August – to the limit in Marseille esports
“I think it is just the start of something special,” Fiji head coach Simon Raiwalui said esports
“They wanted to create a new identity, and I think they have done that esports
“I am a bit speechless at the moment esports
I couldn’t be prouder of the boys esports
“We’ve worked so hard from week one – 15 weeks now – and they have shown where we belong on the world stage esports
”Footage emerged on social media of fans fighting in the stands at Stade Velodrome after England scored their opening try in the first half esports
World Rugby has confirmed that a small number of fans were ejected from the stadium as a result esports
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Sergio Perez will be eyeing a dream victory on home soil at the Mexico City Grand Prix this weekend esports
The Red Bull driver has endured a difficult few months and has not won since Azerbaijan in April esports
His team-mate Max Verstappen, however, has won 15 races this season and has already sealed his third world title esports
Verstappen was triumphant last week at the US Grand Prix in Austin where Lewis Hamilton - who finished second - was disqualified alongside Charles Leclerc for an illegal floor esports
Lando Norris came home third, but was promoted to second after Hamilton’s DSQ, for his 12th podium in F1 but the McLaren driver is still chasing his first win esports
Verstappen won last year’s race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez esports
Follow updates from the Mexican Grand Prix with The Independent RecommendedF1 icon Willy T Ribbs: ‘There were death threats – but I was never going to play the victim’Max Verstappen urges fans to show him respect ahead of feisty Mexican Grand PrixLewis Hamilton claims many more cars were illegal at United States Grand PrixF1 MEXICAN GRAND PRIX - PRACTICE Max Verstappen fastest in both practice sessions in Mexico City Second practice in Mexico City started at 11pm (BST)BREAKING: Yuki Tsunoda handed grid penalty for Sunday’s raceMax Verstappen urges fans to show him respect ahead of feisty Mexican Grand PrixEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - F1 icon Willy T Ribbs: ‘There were death threats – but I was never going to play the victim’Show latest update 1698448800FP2 RESULTS IN FULL: Kieran Jackson28 October 2023 00:201698447742Max Verstappen quickest in FP2! Some unusual rain on Mexico City GP weekend but nothing unusual about whose top of the timesheet - Max Verstappen quickest with a 1:18:686 esports
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119 secs back, with Charles Leclerc third esports
Home favourite Sergio Perez is fifth esports
4-10: Bottas, Perez, Ricciardo, Hamilton, Ocon, Piastri, Russell Bad, disrupted session for Aston Martin, with Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso 18th and 20th respectively! (Getty Images)Kieran Jackson28 October 2023 00:021698446420Max Verstappen goes fastest Max Verstappen up top with a 1:18:686 on his quickest soft tyre run esports
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119 secs down - in second, with Charles Leclerc third, two-tenths behind Verstappen esports
That McLaren there or thereabouts once again! 4-10: Bottas, Perez, Ricciardo, Hamilton, Ocon, Piastri, Russell Closing 20 minutes of Friday practice now esports
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Kieran Jackson27 October 2023 23:401698445672Fernando Alonso has a spin!The two-time world champion goes for a bit of a spin in sector two but manages to keep his Aston Martin out of the wall! Oscar Piastri now top of the leaderboard, as the times start to tumble with the pack switching to soft tyres esports
(Getty Images)Kieran Jackson27 October 2023 23:271698444601It’s raining in Mexico City! Who saw this coming?! It’s 39C but it has started spitting in Mexico City! Very light so far, but Max Verstappen confirms it on team radio esports
Nevertheless, the Dutchman is top of the timesheets with a 1:20:085 in the first 10 minutes, with Lando Norris 0 esports
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4-10: Leclerc, Ricciardo, Sainz, Zhou, Perez, Sargeant, Piastri Kieran Jackson27 October 2023 23:101698444010FP2 underway in Mexico City! Time for second practice to get underway in Mexico City! It’s also the first running of the day for George Russell, Pierre Gasly, Kevin Magnussen, Yuki Tsunoda and Valtteri Bottas after they were absent from FP1 due to their cars being taken by rookies esports
Can anyone topple Max Verstappen? Alex Albon’s Williams was the closest man earlier!There is also a threat of rain in this session esports
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Kieran Jackson27 October 2023 23:001698443087F1 icon Willy T Ribbs: ‘There were death threats – but I was never going to play the victim’Exclusive interview by Kieran JacksonAs often was the case amid an American society embedded in racism in the 1980s, Muhammad Ali put it best esports
Advising black racing driver Willy T Ribbs, the people’s champion made his point in no uncertain terms: “There are Blacks in my sport esports
But there are no Blacks in your sport esports
They’re going to want to kill you esports
”Yet for all the death threats, discrimination and abuse, Ribbs had long decided that the only option was to meet the uphill battle head-on esports
He made history in 1986 when he became the first Black driver to test an F1 car esports
Five years later, he was the first to race in the Indy 500, one of the world’s most famous events esports
But on the course of that journey, Ribbs faced it all esports
Don’t let me tell you though; let the man himself esports
Full interview below: Willy T Ribbs: ‘There were death threats – but I was never going to play the victim’A pioneer and trailblazer, Willy T Ribbs made history as a Black racing driver esports
The man they called ‘Uppity’ speaks to Kieran Jackson about his career – and how Lewis Hamilton has become Formula One’s Tiger Woods Kieran Jackson27 October 2023 22:441698442247Constructors’ Championship ahead of the Mexican GP1) Red Bull - 706 points (champions)2) Mercedes - 344 points3) Ferrari - 322 points4) McLaren - 242 points5) Aston Martin - 236 points6) Alpine - 100 points7) Williams - 26 points8) Alfa Romeo - 16 points9) Haas - 12 points10) AlphaTauri - 10 points Kieran Jackson27 October 2023 22:301698441407Max Verstappen urges fans to show him respect ahead of feisty Mexican Grand PrixMax Verstappen has told the boo brigade to show him some respect as the triple world champion prepares to enter the lion’s den at Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix esports
Verstappen has beefed up his security for Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez’s home race at the high-altitude Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez venue in Mexico City esports
Verstappen, who was jeered by Perez’s supporters a week ago in Austin, Texas, is prepared for another hostile reception this weekend – and he will be flanked by multiple security guards in the paddock esports
Max Verstappen urges fans to show him respect ahead of feisty Mexican Grand PrixVerstappen has beefed up his security for Sergio Perez’s home race at the high-altitude Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez venue in Mexico City esports
Kieran Jackson27 October 2023 22:161698440267Lewis Hamilton claims many more cars were illegal at United States Grand PrixLewis Hamilton has claimed there were multiple drivers who should have been disqualified from last weekend’s United States Grand Prix for running an illegal car esports
Hamilton was stripped of his second place after the floor on his upgraded Mercedes failed a post-race scrutineering check esports
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who finished sixth, was also kicked out of the classification for an identical breach esports
But Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who claimed his 15th win of the season, and the McLaren of Lando Norris, elevated to second following Hamilton’s penalty, were both cleared of any wrongdoing esports
However, speaking ahead of this weekend’s race in Mexico City, Hamilton said: “I heard from several sources that there were a lot of other cars that were illegal and they were not tested so they got away with it esports
”Full quotes below: Lewis Hamilton claims many more cars were illegal at United States Grand PrixThe Mercedes driver and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc were punished for identical breaches esports
Kieran Jackson27 October 2023 21:57Newer1 / 4OlderMore aboutMax VerstappenSergio PerezMexico CityLewis HamiltonJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/1F1 Mexican Grand Prix LIVE: Practice updates and lap times in MexicoF1 Mexican Grand Prix LIVE: Practice updates and lap times in MexicoGetty Images✕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 esports
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