How did England lose that game to South Africa? 

Matt's salty tears have become South Africa's new national drink.

Matt -> "Winners criticize themselves to improve, losers criticize others to justify." ~Orrin Woodward

Yes SA was dominated by England.But no one seems to ask why did England not manage to score a try.That shows you how good we are as a team.

As an England fan I didn’t leave that game thinking the ref gave soft penalties to SA - I thought about George missing line out, sinks couldn’t handle the pressure and Billy can’t hold onto a ball. It was fair in my eyes in terms of reffing - we didn’t put enough daylight between us and SA.

This brother Matt Williams had a problem: - With our kicking game in 2019 - had a problem with the 7-1 split - Now has a problem with our scrums This is not fair and honest punditry, it is a clear vendetta And I’m sorry as a South African fan for supposedly ruining the game of rugby according to Matt Williams😂😂😂

What is Matt’s issue against South Africa? What happened to this man? There has to be a profoundly sad story here.

Matt can say what he wants but its all for nothing. I never had any doubt the Bokke would come back to win. Thats coming from a kiwi who knows for a fact you count them out at your own demise. I am so proud of our brothers from SA and cant wait to meet you all in the final next week. May the best team win and lets make history. Either way one of us is getting a 4th world cup win. Absolutely terrified and excited all at the same time. Good Luck SA ❤

The truest statement here was “They have the best scrum in the world”

Mat Williams needs to accept SA play within the rules and are effective doing so

Springboks actually played poorly. Could not replicate the intensity from last week. However, the fact that they could salvage the situation showed great character.

It's amazing that a pundit like Matt Williams gets to keep a job like that...i am convinced that competence doesn't matter in some industries

SA used the last 10 of 80 minutes to win this game. Determination ❤🇿🇦

Legend has it that a South African stole Matt's sweetheart ❤😢

Matt is acting like some South African really abused him when he was a child. First he had a problem with the bench, know its the scrum.

A win is a win don’t be a sore loser. Well done South Africa 🔥🔥 An awesome final awaits RSA VS NZL 🔥

Matt's tears are like a fine wine to us by now😂

😂😂what has South Africa done to this old man ,he hates South Africa with a passion 😂😆

Springboks just know how to grind and win let's just accept that

My father took me to see 1956 SA / NZ 4th test at Eden Park. SA had previously been unbeaten anywhere in the world. NZ won the match 11-5 and won the series. I remember walking to the exit and hearing Peter Jones (NZ no 8) interview on air where he said "I'm absolutely buggered." Raising a huge cheer from the crowd.

Rugby is not just a penalties and kicks game;there's a lot more to rugby 🏉 👊💪 Bokke 🇿🇦🇿🇦

Proudly South Africa❤❤❤

😂 Ian is always wrong. Wrong about Ireland DEFINITELY beating NZL and wrong about the ref. SH vs NH mentality

So according to Matt we shouldn’t use scrums to get penalties. Then England should also not have used their penalties to go for the posts, cause the main aim of rugby should be to get tries and not 3 point penalties. There are different ways to play rugby, and this guy will always find fault with how South Africa plays. This oke is just such a paw paw

South Africa and New Zealand are just in another league to everyone else. A final 28 years in the maming!!

The game was won in the dressing room before the match started, when the boks where praying together. Always giving honour to God

Matt Williams saying SA didn't deserve to win...wow...how surprising...how unexpected...such an objective pundit after all I mean it's amazing how no matter the game, no matter what happens...it's always SA getting lucky and being undeserved winners. His coaching record is making more and more sense.

England did not score a try, secondly they were already celebrating a win in their minds while the game was still on . South African player’s vast knowledge of the game is their strong point. These guys are fighters and are mentally strong. They scored a try and never believed that the game was lost up to the last minute.

... South Africa conceded a large number of penalties to England throughout the game. It's partly why England were so dominant. So it's a little disengenuous to say England lost because of poor refereeing decisions against them.

Poor old matt,he's heart is bleeding and it's too bad his hate won't change the results 🇿🇦.

Proudly South African 🇿🇦

Thank god for Rob. The levels of understanding the game compared to Matt is clear to see.

At the end of the day this was a brilliant game, no matter what you say about England they played an excellent game of rugby they truly played there hearts out and left it all on the pitch. But South Africa won and that’s final congratulations to South Africa, they won fair and square. They are a smashing team. All that matters at the end of the day is that was a solid game of rugby and truly showed the beauty of the game 👍👍👏👏

Viva Springbokke 🎉🎉🎉🎉 we know how to handle pressure. Its a South final - the battle of TITANS😊

Matt is probably sick to the foundations of his soul 💀

Man for years people used to say South Africans complained about refs...the past couple of weeks people have really showed their true colors.

I lost interest in Rugby but this game got me excited for South Africa they held their ground and that’s Rugby! As for England is Kicking all you can do? Boring! Although SA is playing against my home team ABS I’m going for you South Africa!!!!

Go home Matt

The world should respect how South Africa plays, the team plays as a family, more than a team. So no team can beat a fighting spirit of a family 🇿🇦🤔

England played a frustration game ,playing negatively and the boks took time to adjust to this negative play

So sad for them, yet they wanted to win a game on penalty tries. But they have a problem with us using the scrum to our advantage. A win is a win🎉

Hey Matt you such a genius with your profound opinions.. you should go inform Rassie how you achieved the HIGHEST levels of success as a coach?!?!

I don't really care about them anymore, but I hope the Boks win next week just so I can come back for Matt's reaction.

We were great today. But next FRIDAY is what counts. SA players are pragmatic not egotistical. Good team great captain. Respect!

So it’s ok for England to kick kick kick and not even try to score tries but it’s not ok for South Africa to target scrums as a strategy? Seriously the bitterness of most of the Northern Hemisphere pundits is getting ridiculous

When both team’s supporters blame the ref then the ref had a good game.

Let's face it, most of this pundits were hoping for an England win, but springbok had other ideas

SA looked decidedly jaded there but ultimately found a way to win with solid mentality and belief in their structures. England played well, but never looked liked reaching the try line. What is absolutely clear, the draw has undoubtedly taken its toll on SA with brutal games against Sco, and especially Ire and France. England meanwhile have had a considerably easier ride, with all due respect to the teams on that side of the draw.

I have to differ a bit with Matt here, England's game plan was get a penalty and let Owen finish. It was so purely a kicking game mostly from England to get South Africa to make mistakes. In tournaments like these tactics really win you the game and South Africa was dominated by England that's for sure but South Africa at the end outclassed England when it came to being tactical. The outcome tends to supercede the how part, and South Africa came out tops on that.

England had it in the air tonight, SA had it in the scrum. Eng could not convert metres earned to tries, while SA could convert scrums into penalties. Two strategies. One worked. And yes, SA rollout out subs that play better than the starting 15. That is a strategy too. Argue with me...

It's the Faith and prayers of South African people.❤

For the sake of rugby as a spectacle, I am so relieved SA won. If England had won it would have potentially put the game back years. The game thrives when tries are scored, not when players rely almost entirely on the ability to win and score with penalties.

🌧️🌧️ rumour has it the rain was actually Matt’s tears 😢😂

Jeez guys, give the Boks some credit!! 35-7 against the AB's ? They were awful tonight against England, and won!But the days to say that they represent merely a setpiece type of game are looong gone. On any given day they can play ANY type of game better than any other team.

Bom squad 🇿🇦 you have to accept them.

Dear Matt. At any time in the game, you pressure them to give away a penalty. That's what the Boks did in the scrums.

It was NEVER England's plan to score a try. I could see that by the way they slowed the game down to a snail's pace. They wanted to frustrate SA as much as possible that might result in SA infringements. They had a very negative game plan that cost them in the end. Rightly so...

Never doubt the heart of a champion-Boks. You guys would never know that because you cant get past the 1/4 finals !! From an ABs supporter.

Obviously, these are specialists talking here, but SA executed a strategy to win the game, I don't see what's wrong with that. It's was up to England to prepare for a counter strategy or tactics to prevent their opponents from succeeding.

THE ART OF WAR!!! In the art of rugby war, much like warriors enduring a tempest's fury, the Springbok rugby team's unwavering resolve mirrored the wisdom of Sun Tzu. As the master strategist eloquently put it, "In war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak." Hidden in plain sight the Springbok scrum manifested this principle, a silent powerhouse, ready to seize victory when the moment was ripe. In the midst of the game's intense clashes, England may have claimed fleeting victories, but as Sun Tzu wisely observed, triumphs in individual battles don't assure triumph in the war. Indeed England may have won the on-field battles, but, as Sun Tzu's timeless wisdom reminds us, victory in battle doesn't guarantee success in the war. The Springboks, akin to seasoned generals, exercised patience. In the game's dwindling moments, they seized the strategic vantage point with their scrum. They made substitutions, ceded territory, and fortified their scrum, ultimately clinching the war even when it appeared that England had triumphed in the battle on the field. It was then that England realized they had secured the battle but lost the war. In rugby, much like in war, the final score unveils the indomitable spirit, the very essence of the team that conquers to claims the entire................................................................................game.

Whatever the Springboks did to this man, only god knows😅

Ok, so he is Matt Williams 'best known for having lead the Scotland men's national rugby union team between 2003 and 2005'. Impressive

SA did have the momentum in the scrums. Anyone with one eye could see that. England had ample time and opportunity, I wish people would stop going to the ref to blame. Taking a scrum at a mark is brilliant...why kick a mark out and hand the ball back to the opposition, when you can take a penalty you know you going to win and then kick it out to keep possession. Brilliant 👏👏👏👏👏👏

If that is the opinion on the ref, then the same applies to the commentator. He's made up his mind about the SA scrum and now just specifically looking for reasons to validate his opinion. It's not a question of some teams that use the scrum to gain a penalty, all teams do it. If a team does not use this opportunity to gain ground, they might as well play backwards. Sour grapes is all this is.

Haha, thanks Matt, your comedy knows no bounds.

My bloed is gras groen 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

MATT!!!! just like in football whether you win by free kick or penalty or with the corner kick it doesn't matter as long as within the rules it's win whether you like or not it's in the rules

England are a one dimensional team but they made that limitation into a weapon last night and executed that single dimension brilliantly. Grubby, stubborn, ugly, spoiler rugby backed up with superb kicking turned into an art form last night and hats off to England for doing it. Massive respect for SA for refusing to lose.

Matt Williams. GOLD punditry as always. This is not league mate. Everything within the rules. Accept it now. England full value for playing the conditions excellently and South Africa full value for sneaking it at the death. I would argue that even Ireland France and NZ would have struggled to toss it around in the rain tonight.

Matt is living such a sad life,wouldn't feel like this even is my enemy wins...its sad🤮

Mat isn't happy with the boks winning this game at all🚮🚮

I know a loss hurts less when you convince yourself that you got robbed by a ref. So I understand what the english fans are going through right now.

Matt Williams definately has something against the Springboks...been very critical of them and the way they play. Great teams find a way to win especially when they play poorly, as did the Boks today. Matt has to accept that scrums are an integral part of the great game ( some teams are better at it than others) and he should stop blaming the referee decisions. O'Keefe made incorrect decisions on both sides today and last week...as so all refs. But we cant be relying on the TMO for every decision. The TMO should only be involved in instances of serious foul play etc. This running to the TMO for almost each and every decision is what is killing the game!

Matt trying to convince ppl it'd not the bench that mattered then giving only examples where the bench mattered 🤣

The fire🔥 of prayer behind SA🇿🇦🙏

This should tell you all you need to know about the genius that is Matt Williams “Scotland won three games out of 17 under William’s tenure - against the Tier 2 nations Japan and Samoa in 2004, and against Italy in the 2005 Six Nations. Williams controversially discarded Townsend - a celebrated figure in Scottish rugby, then aged only 30 - a week prior to the unveiling of his first national squad, despite an admission that his team lacked experienced centres.” Sourced from that infinite source of wisdom - Wikipedia

Matt in full-blown denial mode is a wonderful thing to see😂 Wilful ignorance is a powerful thing.

English replacement front row lost them the game. Conversely SA’s front row replacements were massive.

You need to loose the old guy ,his the most biased commentator on any rugby panel

These men makes it hard for us to acknowledge their favourite teams...it's shocking

Both of Matt's teams are at home so he is totally justified in whinging about the Boks... 😂😂😂

Matt needs to spend time with the grandkids😂😂😂

Matt knows how to lose games

😂😂😂 Matt Williams. He sees a game which no other can see

Says plenty of a team, that when not playing well, find a way to win. I'd say South Africa were at less than 80% last night, but still got the job done. England who have been hammered left, right and centre before the tournament even started, did themselves proud last night, I thought they had it won. Good luck to South Africa next week. The final should be a belter.

7/1 Matt throws a fit. Taking scrums off a mark, Matt throws a fit. Anything new South Africa brings into the game this guy gets upset

Big match temperament is what makes SA so good. They just know how to raise their A- game. Springboks' mental endurance is superior! It was a tough game for SA. Yes, they don't deserve to win because England bullied them into submission, but the score says it all : England 15 - SA 16

1:36 what ever…South Africa deserves to be there. There perseverance, persistence and resilience is what makes then a world class team. Never give up and know who you are doing it for.

I find it amazing how 2019 and before MW criticized the Boks for kicking too much, being boring and damaging the game. Now England applies that exact gameplan, very well and better than the Boks. The Boks had to do something else. Now the scrum is the problem. So England's kicking game is ok? Let us not forget France kicks the most of all teams, they only run the ball close to opponents 22. I assume that is also ok according MW.

Well done Boks, we win no matter what!

Let it be known that SA has man of steel... 👌

Southern hemisphere are on top of world rugby. Too good

Do u guys really think that changing the rules of the game would somehow prevent SA, NZ, ect. from winning games, world cups. These teams are the best in adapting to whatever rules are currently being played. Take away the scrum penalties and they will start beating teams in other areas. Forcing world rugby to change rules to suit the North, has never worked in the past, but if it makes Matt and co geel better, go ahead.

England lost it because the Englishman needed to join the Welshman; the Scot and the Irishman in the pub :-)

But the scrum rules are the same for both teams, just like the other areas of the game. Set it up and improve. They complained about NZ getting scrum penalties against Ireland. Lousy punditry.

Dude, you play to your strengths in any sports or competition. Simple as that!

Even an under performing SA team beats a performing English team

I'd love to see things from Matt's point of view, but i just can't seem to get my head up my arse that far...

So because South Africa have found a way to take a “way of restarting the game” into a way of dominating opposition that’s bad? By all means any other team can go and try that but if you not as good at it as South Africa it’s not fair? If England come and play all black rugby today they will lose handsomely so they came up with a plan that almost got them to win but when South Africa find a way to win it’s not fair?

We needed 10 minutes of "reasonably good playing" to beat England. England needed 70 minutes of their best performance to almost beat South Africa.

I’m English. England had parity in the scrum for probably 60 minutes but when it counted at the business end of the game South Africa exerted dominance there which won them the game. It was tough on England conceding so late but that’s sport we move on, we’ll done South Africa.