Kolisi proud of Springboks after 'ugly' semi-final win over England

Kolisi said he had 'no doubt at all' that Pollard would convert the 77th minute penalty that gave South Africa the win.r England

PARIS, France - South Africa captain Siya Kolisi said he was "really proud" of his team after they came from behind to beat England 16-15 in an "ugly" semi-final at the Stade de France on Saturday.

"England were outstanding on the night, we had to dig deep," he told reporters. "It could have gone either way."But RG Snyman crashed over for a short-range try and Handre Pollard converted before adding a 77th minute penalty to give his side their second successive one-point win -- last week they beat France 29-28 in the quarter-finals.

"It was ugly today like it was last week but we found a way to fight back and get back into the game.Nienaber said the Boks would need to study the way England pressured them in readiness for next Saturday's final against the All Blacks."We will have to improve in terms of that if New Zealand use the same tactic. It took some time to get to grips with it.

Kolisi said he had "no doubt at all" that Pollard would convert the 77th minute penalty that gave South Africa the win.Pollard, who replaced Manie Libbok after 30 minutes, described the win as "unbelievable" while admitting frustration at the Bok performance."Fair play to England... they put us under pressure in exactly the right areas. But jeez the fight we showed, never giving up, it is what we stand for as a team and as a nation.

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