My prediction..

Heart in mouth
Loss of nails

Cant see England turning over the Saffie tbh.

Against France they contained them until France ran out of ideas then relied on the abismal Wilkinson (on that day) to get them out of trouble. They certainly didnt look like scoring a bundle of tries.

They beat the Ozzies because they brutalised them up front and kicked into territory.

Niether of those things will happen again SA. They have the biggest, meanest pack in world rugby at the moment in my opinion. Sheridan has come on a long way technically from being the lump of meat he was when he first joined the ranks but I think hes going to struggle with the likes of Du Randt and Linde. England have shown already that if they get on the back foot up front they have nowhere to go to.

Wilkinson has proven hes fallible against France and going backwards hes been crap in the past.

Sakey, for all I rate him, will only likely see the ball as it flys past him in Habanas hands.

I only hope that we actually get a reasonable game out of it and not just a repeat of round 1, but I have to admit I have my doubts.

England have shown in the last 2 games that they can play together but its also the most English of traits to get all fired up over a couple of wins and then get properly worked over by a quality side. (In any sport)

Last time he was on form....last time they met, South Africa took the England scrum apart.

Up front the South Africans are bigger and uglier than the England pack. One man does not make a scrum. Oz du Randt is old school scrummaging, hes got the style to overcome Sheridans meat.

Du Randt will play 50 minutes, by which time the game will either be over in South Africas favour or England will be playing on the back foot waiting for the 75th minute Johnny time.

I dont believe England can beat South Africa. I do believe South Africa can lose though.

As Martin Johnson has rightly pointed out for the last two games, if were in the game at 60 minutes, we know how to win from there, and Id have a feeling well sneak it.

It was mentioned before the France game that the pack would need to step its performance up a level - for me thats true again this week, we must match the South African agression and put pressure on their set-piece. They looked far from comfortable at times in the Scrum against Argentina.

I have a feeling that the South Africans might just have peaked too early in this one and that theyll be straight out of ideas if they dont get early tries like the first game.

If we do win it, it will be possibly the most incredible sporting redemption ever, certainly that Ive ever witnessed.

For what its worth, IMO if Os is the best prop they can come up with these days, theyre going to struggle if Englands pack play well. Whatever happens in the scrum, Sheridans impact taking the ball over the gainline has been a massive help for England. Os is an old man, and wont keep up with the England pack round the park on our day.

its a one of game, where you cant make predictions.
England can give it to their forwards who can just  drive forward yard by yard & either make a breakthrough for a try, or get it within kicking distance for johnny. A slip, f**kup or loss of possesion could let Habana run through for  an easy try. S Africa also got someone more than capable of drop kicking the ball just as well as (if not better) than wilko.

Individual Errors is whats going to decide the game IMO.

England fowards had South africa more or less for the whole game but we just gave them points, gave them at least 9. Only two valid attacks from south africa but they knew England could not penetrate from the backs and just waited for England to give them points

England did very well to get to the Final and winning it last time and Final this time is not bad considering they have been the worst world cup winners

But this says it all, in the world cup SA scored 33 tries, England 12, lol. Really they need to work on a game other then forwards doing well and then kicking it, they need to make the passes and make the runs and score TRIES! and something to work on.

That be a try. gutted.

Cheers
Tongy

The video ref had enough replays & angles to decide.