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New Zealand’s Ben O’Keeffe will take charge of England vs South Africa at the 2023 Rugby World Cup 1xbet
It promises to be a tense match in a rematch of the 2019 final, and this is the 34-year-old’s second tournament, having taken charge of three pool games as the youngest on-field official four years ago in Japan 1xbet
Born in Blenheim on New Zealand’s South Island, O’Keeffe started refereeing at the age of 19 and stepped up into the professional ranks five years later 1xbet
He was elevated to a first international fixture in 2015 as an assistant, before a refereeing debut in June 2016 overseeing a draw 1xbet between Samoa and Japan 1xbet
A three-time recipient of the New Zealand referee of the year award, O’Keeffe was selected to take charge of the second British and Irish Lions test in South Africa in 2021, before making the 12-strong list of referees for this year’s World Cup 1xbet
A qualified ophthalmologist, O’Keeffe’s brother Michael represented New Zealand at the London Olympics and is now a 1xbet sports reporter 1xbet
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Which games is Ben O’Keeffe refereeing at the 2023 Rugby World Cup?France v Uruguay – Pool A (14 September, Lille)Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZ)ARs: Paul Williams (NZ) & James Doleman (NZ)TMO: Ben Whitehouse (Wal)South Africa v Ireland – Pool B (23 September, Paris)Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZ)ARs: Mathieu Raynal (Fra) & James Doleman (NZ)TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZ)Japan v Argentina – Pool D (8 October, Nantes)Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZ)ARs: Paul Williams (NZ) & James Doleman (NZ)TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZ)France v South Africa - Quarter-final (15 October, Saint-Denis)Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZ)ARs: Paul Williams (NZ) & James Doleman (NZ)TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZ)England v South Africa - semi-final (21 October, Saint-Denis)Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZ)ARs: Mathieu Raynal (Fra) & Paul Williams (NZ)TMO: Brendon Pickerill (NZ)More aboutRugby World CupJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/1England vs South Africa referee: Who is Rugby World Cup official?England vs South Africa referee: Who is Rugby World Cup official?Getty 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 1xbet
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“We are the bomb squad and we knew we had to play a massive role 1xbet
” If South Africa’s narrow win over England in the Rugby World Cup semi-final could be summed up in one sentence, then this proclamation from Vincent Koch after the game would probably be it 1xbet
When Koch emerged from the replacements on 55 minutes to take the place of starting tighthead prop Frans Malherbe, Owen Farrell had just slotted a drop goal from downtown Paris to give England a 15-6 lead 1xbet
Nine points may not seem a lot but, with the final quarter of the match beckoning and the rain and wind increasing at the Stade de France, it was a comparatively huge deficit 1xbet
Throughout the first few minutes of the second half, the Springboks had more or less emptied their bench as Ox Nche, RG Snyman, Kwagga Smith, Deon Fourie, Faf de Klerk and Willie Le Roux all entered the fray to go alongside the controversial 30th-minute substitution of starting fly half Manie Libbok for Handre Pollard 1xbet
With their World Cup title defence hanging by a thread, South Africa trusted their bench and got their reward 1xbet
Koch and Nche splintered the previously effective English scrum, Snyman burrowed his way across the line for the game’s only try and Pollard nervelessly converted tricky kicks to complete the hardest-fought of turnarounds – 10 unanswered points, a 16-15 win and a date with the All Blacks in another World Cup final next Saturday 1xbet
Of the various phrases rugby has adopted over the years to describe those players in the matchday squad but not in the starting line-up – from the traditional “replacements” and the 1xbet football-ised “substitutes” through to the Eddie Jones-preferred ‘finishers’, the slightly patronising “impact players” and the frankly ludicrous “game-changers” adopted by Harlequins during the Paul Gustard era – none has captured the imagination quite like South Africa’s “bomb squad” 1xbet
It doesn’t matter if you think it’s a slightly self-serving and faintly ridiculous term, the players fully buy into the ethos of what it stands for 1xbet
The intensity and physicality that generation after generation of Springbok has prided themselves on is summed up by this two-word mantra 1xbet
“Each person knows exactly his role in the team, whether you’re starting or in the bomb squad,” explained Koch 1xbet
“When we created the bomb squad, we knew exactly what our job is 1xbet
The starters start the whole process and it’s for us to come and finish it 1xbet
“All the players on the bomb squad are very excited to make a massive difference in the game 1xbet
”Vincent Koch celebrated RG Snyman’s try as the bomb squad thrived (AFP via Getty Images)And against England, when the chips were down, they realised they needed to step up more than ever 1xbet
“The bomb squad always stands for energy,” added Koch 1xbet
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Putting the replacements on a bit earlier helped the boys to start to bring that energy and lift up the spirit and bring a massive work-rate 1xbet
”Where South Africa’s replacements thrived, perhaps England’s faltered just a touch 1xbet
The English gameplan, devised by Steve Borthwick and perfectly executed by the players for the windy and rainy Parisian conditions, relied upon relentless kicking, winning the subsequent aerial battle, slowing the game down and dominating the set-piece 1xbet
Maybe then, they could escape with a win against an objectively superior team 1xbet
They kicked 93 per cent of possession away (the highest percentage of the tournament), had an average ruck speed of 6 1xbet
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They disrupted South African lineouts, turned over multiple mauls and Borthwick’s decision to play his two strongest scrummaging props – Dan Cole and Joe Marler – from the start earned them scrum parity and redemption from the disaster in that facet during the 2019 World Cup final 1xbet
Ox Nche was immense from the bench against the Springboks (EPA)This is a Springboks side that pride themselves on their dominance up front, as shown by opting for a scrum after calling a mark in their own 22 during the quarter-final victory over France 1xbet
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Yet England were holding their own during those engagements, even thriving, and most importantly winning on the scoreboard 1xbet
But the innate problem with starting your best scrummagers came to fruition in the second half 1xbet
Replacement props Ellis Genge and Kyle Sinckler are far more dynamic around the park and more destructive carriers than their veteran counterparts but, with England showing no desire to run any plays more than two metres either side of the previous breakdown, those skills were negated once they came on for Marler and Cole 1xbet
Instead, their inferior scrummaging was brutally exposed by a fired-up Koch and Nche, who turned parity into Springbok dominance 1xbet
They won two scrums against the head, including a vital one at 15-6 down on their own line, and engineered multiple penalties on their own feed, including the most vital of all – on halfway, with 77 minutes on the clock and England leading 15-13 1xbet
Pollard banged over the long kick and the rest was history 1xbet
Handre Pollard broke English hearts with his late penalty (PA Wire)Nche was coy when asked in the mixed zone after the game what had made the difference at scrum-time in the final quarter and how he bested his opposite number, Sinckler 1xbet
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”The “dark arts” ultimately won the day, South Africa survived a second straight one-point knockout match and must now plan how to overcome the All Blacks in a battle to be the first side to win four men’s Rugby World Cups 1xbet
Luckily, they have a not-so-secret weapon 1xbet
“We are the bomb squad 1xbet
” More aboutSouth Africa rugbyEngland RugbyRugby World CupJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/4How South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalVincent Koch celebrated RG Snyman’s try as the bomb squad thrived AFP via Getty ImagesHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalOx Nche was immense from the bench against the Springboks EPAHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalHandre Pollard broke English hearts with his late penalty PA WireHow South Africa’s not-so-secret weapon turned World Cup semi-finalSouth Africa’s replacements shone to overcome England Reuters✕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 1xbet
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