{"id":294915,"date":"2023-10-23T08:25:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T08:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=294915"},"modified":"2023-10-23T08:25:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T08:25:56","slug":"england-ace-accuses-south-africa-of-disrespect-following-rugby-world-cup-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/rugby-league\/england-ace-accuses-south-africa-of-disrespect-following-rugby-world-cup-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"England ace accuses South Africa of ‘disrespect’ following Rugby World Cup clash"},"content":{"rendered":"

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England winger Jonny May accused South Africa of lacking respect after the Northern Hemisphere team were dumped out of the Rugby World Cup by the Springboks on Saturday night. Steve Borthwick\u2019s men produced their finest performance of the tournament as they led the semi-final showdown for 75 minutes. But they were ultimately defeated 16-15 following a second half comeback from the three-time champions.<\/p>\n

England had come up short against South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final four years ago as they were comprehensively dispatched 32-12. And following that tournament, South Africa\u2019s triumph was detailed in a documentary called Chasing the Sun, which included behind-the-scenes footage from the Springboks camp. But May was unhappy at some of the behaviour he witnessed on camera.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll be honest, I don\u2019t think necessarily that the South Africans respect us. Some of the things their coaches openly said about us in their documentaries probably just adds fuel to the fire,\u201d May told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me personally, I try my best every game, regardless of whether a team and coaches respect what you do. I think we\u2019re getting better, so that\u2019s all we can do, which is work hard and improve.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was a tighter game than it was four years ago. This team beat us comfortably in the autumn, and that felt like a game that maybe got away from us. On another day we genuinely could have won. I\u2019m not that kind of guy to get riled up more for a derby game or a team that beat us here and there, but certainly some boys probably did.<\/p>\n

May was then asked whether South Africa would have gained more respect for the England players following their latest battle on the world\u2019s biggest platform. And the Gloucester star replied: \u201cI don\u2019t know, I don\u2019t really care. I have respect for those guys and what they do, and credit to them, we wish them all the very best, but it\u2019s none of my business what other people think about me.\u201d<\/p>\n