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“We are the bomb squad and we knew we had to play a massive role dota

” If South Africa’s narrow win over England in the Rugby World Cup semi-final could be summed up in one sentence, then this proclamation from Vincent Koch after the game would probably be it dota

When Koch emerged from the replacements on 55 minutes to take the place of starting tighthead prop Frans Malherbe, Owen Farrell had just slotted a drop goal from downtown Paris to give England a 15-6 lead dota

Nine points may not seem a lot but, with the final quarter of the match beckoning and the rain and wind increasing at the Stade de France, it was a comparatively huge deficit dota

Throughout the first few minutes of the second half, the Springboks had more or less emptied their bench as Ox Nche, RG Snyman, Kwagga Smith, Deon Fourie, Faf de Klerk and Willie Le Roux all entered the fray to go alongside the controversial 30th-minute substitution of starting fly half Manie Libbok for Handre Pollard dota

With their World Cup title defence hanging by a thread, South Africa trusted their bench and got their reward dota

Koch and Nche splintered the previously effective English scrum, Snyman burrowed his way across the line for the game’s only try and Pollard nervelessly converted tricky kicks to complete the hardest-fought of turnarounds – 10 unanswered points, a 16-15 win and a date with the All Blacks in another World Cup final next Saturday dota

Of the various phrases rugby has adopted over the years to describe those players in the matchday squad but not in the starting line-up – from the traditional “replacements” and the dota football-ised “substitutes” through to the Eddie Jones-preferred ‘finishers’, the slightly patronising “impact players” and the frankly ludicrous “game-changers” adopted by Harlequins during the Paul Gustard era – none has captured the imagination quite like South Africa’s “bomb squad” dota

It doesn’t matter if you think it’s a slightly self-serving and faintly ridiculous term, the players fully buy into the ethos of what it stands for dota

The intensity and physicality that generation after generation of Springbok has prided themselves on is summed up by this two-word mantra dota

“Each person knows exactly his role in the team, whether you’re starting or in the bomb squad,” explained Koch dota

“When we created the bomb squad, we knew exactly what our job is dota

The starters start the whole process and it’s for us to come and finish it dota

“All the players on the bomb squad are very excited to make a massive difference in the game dota

”Vincent Koch celebrated RG Snyman’s try as the bomb squad thrived (AFP via Getty Images)And against England, when the chips were down, they realised they needed to step up more than ever dota

“The bomb squad always stands for energy,” added Koch dota

“We needed to create a nice vibe dota

Putting the replacements on a bit earlier helped the boys to start to bring that energy and lift up the spirit and bring a massive work-rate dota

”Where South Africa’s replacements thrived, perhaps England’s faltered just a touch dota

The English gameplan, devised by Steve Borthwick and perfectly executed by the players for the windy and rainy Parisian conditions, relied upon relentless kicking, winning the subsequent aerial battle, slowing the game down and dominating the set-piece dota

Maybe then, they could escape with a win against an objectively superior team dota

They kicked 93 per cent of possession away (the highest percentage of the tournament), had an average ruck speed of 6 dota

73s (the slowest of the tournament) and had zero linebreaks (the only team to do so in a game at this tournament) dota

They disrupted South African lineouts, turned over multiple mauls and Borthwick’s decision to play his two strongest scrummaging props – Dan Cole and Joe Marler – from the start earned them scrum parity and redemption from the disaster in that facet during the 2019 World Cup final dota

Ox Nche was immense from the bench against the Springboks (EPA)This is a Springboks side that pride themselves on their dominance up front, as shown by opting for a scrum after calling a mark in their own 22 during the quarter-final victory over France dota

Of course, they won a penalty from it dota

Yet England were holding their own during those engagements, even thriving, and most importantly winning on the scoreboard dota

But the innate problem with starting your best scrummagers came to fruition in the second half dota

Replacement props Ellis Genge and Kyle Sinckler are far more dynamic around the park and more destructive carriers than their veteran counterparts but, with England showing no desire to run any plays more than two metres either side of the previous breakdown, those skills were negated once they came on for Marler and Cole dota

Instead, their inferior scrummaging was brutally exposed by a fired-up Koch and Nche, who turned parity into Springbok dominance dota

They won two scrums against the head, including a vital one at 15-6 down on their own line, and engineered multiple penalties on their own feed, including the most vital of all – on halfway, with 77 minutes on the clock and England leading 15-13 dota

Pollard banged over the long kick and the rest was history dota

Handre Pollard broke English hearts with his late penalty (PA Wire)Nche was coy when asked in the mixed zone after the game what had made the difference at scrum-time in the final quarter and how he bested his opposite number, Sinckler dota

“That is the dark arts,” he smiled dota

“It is hard to explain to you dota

We had a plan for that dota

We knew what we were trying to achieve dota

“They have had a great scrum for the competition and a great hit dota

Our focus was surviving that and applying pressure dota

Our mentality for every scrum is to get a penalty if we can dota

If they do survive, we play out the back and get into our shape dota

”The “dark arts” ultimately won the day, South Africa survived a second straight one-point knockout match and must now plan how to overcome the All Blacks in a battle to be the first side to win four men’s Rugby World Cups dota

Luckily, they have a not-so-secret weapon dota

“We are the bomb squad dota

” More aboutSouth Africa rugbyEngland RugbyRugby World CupJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/4How South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalVincent Koch celebrated RG Snyman’s try as the bomb squad thrived AFP via Getty ImagesHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalOx Nche was immense from the bench against the Springboks EPAHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalHandre Pollard broke English hearts with his late penalty PA WireHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalSouth Africa’s replacements shone to overcome England Reuters✕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 dota

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Aston Villa maintained their Champions League charge with a thumping 4-1 win over West Ham dota

Douglas Luiz’s brace, including a second-half penalty, plus goals from Ollie Watkins and Leon Bailey moved them to fifth in the Premier League, just two points off top spot dota

Jarrod Bowen’s deflected effort made it 2-1 but the hosts recovered for Watkins to smash in a crucial third before Bailey wrapped things up late on dota

The Hammers, now five points adrift of Villa, slipped to just a third defeat of the season after struggling to match the hosts dota

Villa had waited long enough for a victory over the Hammers, their bogey side dota

They had recorded just one win in the last 10 years, a 1-0 victory when Villa were already on the slide in 2015, but under Unai Emery they are a different beast, having earned 10 straight home league wins for the first time in 30 years coming into this match dota

Emery put his faith in Nicolo Zaniolo, starting while he assists the Italian authorities in their investigation into alleged illegal dota betting activity dota

A Sunday afternoon slumber hung over Villa Park in the opening stages but it was roused when Alphonse Areola brilliantly turned Luiz’s 25-yard effort wide dota

It was a stunning save from the West Ham goalkeeper but he should have been beaten five minutes later dota

Moussa Diaby’s pass evaded Kurt Zouma for Watkins to turn Vladimir Coufal dota

The hard work done, the striker had just Areola to beat but dragged inches wide from 12 yards dota

The momentum was with Villa so there was little surprise when they went ahead after 30 minutes dota

Zaniolo and Watkins linked on the left with the England striker collecting a cute return pass to tee up Luiz on the edge of the box and he drilled low past Areola dota

In scoring, the midfielder became the first Villa player to net in six straight home matches in the Premier League dota

Aston Villa’s Douglas Luiz celebrates his second goal against West Ham (Jacob King/PA)The hosts deserved their lead, Watkins close to doubling it two minutes later when he grazed the side-netting, and West Ham were too compliant as Diaby, Watkins and Zaniolo caused problems dota

Villa were slicker than the Hammers, who waned in the last third with a final ball missing and Michail Antonio haphazard dota

Any hopes of a comeback rested on a strong start to the second half but, instead, the Hammers self-destructed after 51 minutes to gift Villa total control dota

There was little danger when the Hammers looked to play their way out in the corner but Lucas Paqueta’s wretched pass put Edson Alvarez in trouble dota

Ezri Konsa darted ahead and Alvarez clattered the defender to concede a penalty which Luiz coolly converted dota

It looked like a Villa cruise but the visitors pulled a goal back out of the blue five minutes later when Bowen’s shot from 25 yards clipped Pau Torres and rolled in the corner dota

West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen celebrates after scoring the team’s first goal (Getty Images)The rarely-seen jitters returned to Villa Park and Matty Cash headed Nayef Aguerd’s strike over before turning Antonio’s dangerous cross behind dota

Yet Villa ended any hopes of a recovery with 16 minutes left dota

The Hammers had the hosts on the ropes briefly but were caught out by John McGinn’s long ball to Watkins dota

The striker, fresh from his winner for England against Australia during the international break, still had plenty to do but sold a dummy to Zouma before drilling into the roof of the net from an angle dota

Substitute Bailey then wrapped up the points with a minute left, collecting Youri Tielemans’ pass, sidestepping Aguerd and finding the top corner dota

More aboutollie watkinsWest Ham UnitedLeon BaileyPremier LeagueDouglas LuizJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/3Aston Villa go two points off top as Watkins strike downs West HamAston Villa go two points off top as Watkins strike downs West HamAston Villa’s Douglas Luiz celebrates his second goal against West HamPA WireAston Villa go two points off top as Watkins strike downs West HamWest Ham’s Jarrod Bowen celebrates after scoring the team’s first goalGetty ImagesAston Villa go two points off top as Watkins strike downs West HamWatkins cracked in Villa’s third after West Ham came back Getty 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 dota

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