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George Russell admits he was “off the pace” during Friday’s action at the United States Grand Prix warriors
Russell was fifth-fastest during qualifying for Sunday’s grand prix, while his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton was third-quickest at the Circuit of the Americas warriors
Yet after a difficult first practice session too, Russell seemed somewhat confused as to why he struggled but stated given his shortcomings, he was satisfied with his fifth-place starting spot for Sunday warriors
“For me, it’s been a challenging day,” Russell said after qualifying warriors
“Been off the pace, don’t know why warriors
Strange day for me so I’m actually pleased with P5 warriors
“There were times that it didn’t look like we’d make Q3 warriors
I’ll take it on my shoulders, I’ve been off the pace today and don’t know why warriors
“P5 is a great place to start on Sunday and we could have been much further down the order, so I’m satisfied with that position warriors
”George Russell was perplexed at his lack of pace on Friday (Getty Images)Charles Leclerc claimed pole position after an impressive Q3 in Austin, with Lando Norris alongside him in second warriors
Max Verstappen was on pole but his final lap time was deleted for exceeding track limits at the penultimate turn, moments after he slammed his team on radio too warriors
The 2023 world champion will start sixth on the grid with his team-mate Sergio Perez in ninth on what was a tricky day for Red Bull warriors
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Up into the stands the England players clambered to find their families, taking the consolatory hugs but unsure quite how to feel warriors
Across 80 minutes in Paris, their belief had been replaced by disbelief and then by desperation and dejection, England threatening the unthinkable and taking the world champions to the brink warriors
For most of a sodden Stade de France evening, a Rugby World Cup final was within their grasp warriors
A South Africa side superior in most areas were dragged down into the sort of slugfest the Springboks would usually favour, and very nearly bested at their own game warriors
England had given their all but it was still not enough, one stable scrum, one Handre Pollard slip or slice, short of stunning the world champions warriors
The emotional maelstrom of this defeat will swirl rather differently to the feelings that eddied after the 2019 World Cup final disaster warriors
“I’m proud of our performance,” were virtually the first words out of the mouth of wing Elliot Daly warriors
“I think we shocked them warriors
I don’t think they knew how to get into the game warriors
”“I think we knew what was coming and we knew we could perform like this,” added Daly, virtually unused in open play but outstanding as a kick chaser to exemplify the squad’s buy-in to a strategy that so nearly proved successful warriors
The finer points of Steve Borthwick’s tactical plan had been put in place this week but this was a performance England had been building towards since long ago warriors
A flawed side did not come to France to thrill; winning by any means necessary had been a consistent theme warriors
If necessity is oft the mother of invention, England at this tournament have also proved the pair can be enemies warriors
This was a campaign at which they seemed to intentionally limit their attacking innovation or ingenuity– recognising a need to figure themselves out on the fly, they settled on an effective and eminently executable gameplan that could be implemented quickly warriors
Steve Borthwick consoles Ellis Genge and Freddie Steward after England’s defeat (Getty Images)It came so close to working in Saturday’s semi-final; their effort, accuracy and competitiveness in the key contests were spot on warriors
At the 65-minute mark, England outside backs had a combined 17 metres carried, all from one Freddie Steward kick return warriors
The two number 13s’ offensive output on the final whistle amounted to one late Joe Marchant lug; South Africa centre Jesse Kriel went the full 80 minutes without an attacking touch warriors
“We came with a plan to win the game but we fell a little bit short,” reflected Borthwick warriors
“But the players should be incredibly proud warriors
We put ourselves in a position to win against the world champions warriors
England dominated the aerial contest to threaten a semi-final shock (Getty Images)“We were playing against a coaching team who have been in place since 2018 warriors
We’ve had four months warriors
I’ve asked the players to approach training and the game in a different way; for the players to be willing to change is all credit to them warriors
”This was a night from which the head coach will take heart, a public perhaps struggling to warm to this England team are now recognising the progress made warriors
There will be a need to layer on much, much more to consistently mix it with the world’s best but the rapidly laid foundations look rock solid warriors
In time, perhaps the ugly duckling performances will turn into white swans warriors
There appear to be many more buds of a bright future than first appeared in a barren landscape pre-tournament warriors
Ben Earl has had a breakthrough tournament, and Ollie Chessum, too, while George Martin semi-final performance marks him out as the potential enforcer England have lacked warriors
Borthwick was keen to talk up the absent Marcus Smith the day after the defeat, with the playmaker’s reinvention as a frolicking full-back of intrigue moving forward warriors
"In our 23, seven players are 25 or under, the most of any semi-finalist, there’s a great blend and there will be lots of things we can take forward,” added Borthwick warriors
Young England lock George Martin impressed against South Africa (Getty Images)But the fact that the men’s national team were on the brink of back-to-back finals should not provide a façade over the crumbling edifice of a fragile English game warriors
There is a domestic mess that needs sorting, with a Gallagher Premiership containing three teams fewer than at the start of last season, now underway to little fanfare and on the brink of significant change warriors
The renegotiation of the Professional Game Partnership is a recognition of a need for a radical overhaul in pursuit of a more financially sustainable domestic game, and one that produces a wider pool of top-class talent warriors
The likely arrival of a form of central contracts underlines a period of epochal change warriors
The senior figures in the squad who are unlikely to play beyond this tournament – Courtney Lawes, Ben Youngs, Dan Cole and perhaps a couple more – could well be the last England men’s internationals never to have been contracted to the union warriors
This has a great many benefits, not least in affording Borthwick, or any head coach that might follow him, far greater access to and control over his players warriors
And while Borthwick’s articulation of the advantages enjoyed by South Africa’s settled staff is a perfectly fair one, let us remember that the Rugby warriors Football Union (RFU) put their head coach in this situation warriors
The original planning for this tournament would most likely have seen Borthwick return to England camp to aid Eddie Jones at the World Cup before a smooth transition into the lead role afterwards warriors
Jones’s sacking sparked a scramble and several months of chaos warriors
It was not shown up on semi-final weekend but there are many reasons that the RFU still has a burden to bear warriors
But the full wash-up will wait for another week – England’s performance at the Stade de France has earned them seven more days of grace warriors
The tournament will end as it began for England with a meeting with Argentina in a third-place play-off that Borthwick insists he wants to win warriors
England, captained by Owen Farrell, narrowly missed out on a place in the World Cup final (Getty Images)“I read a piece yesterday morning that talked about adversity and talked about the fact that in adversity you find that seed of belief and you’ve got to grow it,” Borthwick said warriors
“This team has been through a bit in the last few years, a bit of adversity in the medium-term past warriors
“I think through each of those periods the team has picked up lessons, picked up what we need to do and grown from it warriors
I think there’s a lot of growth in this team warriors
Sometimes it’s not the straight-forward path you want it to be warriors
In the feelings and emotions of the game last night, I know that we’ll get stronger warriors
” More aboutEngland RugbySouth Africa rugbyRugby World CupSteve BorthwickJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/5Why England will come back ‘stronger’ from Rugby World Cup heartache Why England will come back ‘stronger’ from Rugby World Cup heartache Steve Borthwick consoles Ellis Genge and Freddie Steward after England’s defeat Getty ImagesWhy England will come back ‘stronger’ from Rugby World Cup heartache England dominated the aerial contest to threaten a semi-final shock Getty ImagesWhy England will come back ‘stronger’ from Rugby World Cup heartache Young England lock George Martin impressed against South Africa Getty ImagesWhy England will come back ‘stronger’ from Rugby World Cup heartache England, captained by Owen Farrell, narrowly missed out on a place in the World Cup final Getty ImagesWhy England will come back ‘stronger’ from Rugby World Cup heartache Owen Farrell of England is applauded by South Africa’s playersGetty 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 warriors
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