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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 eth
  
  Across 80 minutes in Paris, their belief had been replaced by disbelief and then by desperation and dejection, England threatening the unthinkable and taking the world champions to the brink eth
  
  For most of a sodden Stade de France evening, a Rugby World Cup final was within their grasp eth
  
  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 eth
  
  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 eth
  
  The emotional maelstrom of this defeat will swirl rather differently to the feelings that eddied after the 2019 World Cup final disaster eth
  
  “I’m proud of our performance,” were virtually the first words out of the mouth of wing Elliot Daly eth
  
  “I think we shocked them eth
  
  I don’t think they knew how to get into the game eth
  
  ”“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 eth
  
  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 eth
  
  A flawed side did not come to France to thrill; winning by any means necessary had been a consistent theme eth
  
  If necessity is oft the mother of invention, England at this tournament have also proved the pair can be enemies eth
  
  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 eth
  
  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 eth
  
  At the 65-minute mark, England outside backs had a combined 17 metres carried, all from one Freddie Steward kick return eth
  
  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 eth
  
  “We came with a plan to win the game but we fell a little bit short,” reflected Borthwick eth
  
  “But the players should be incredibly proud eth
  
  We put ourselves in a position to win against the world champions eth
  
  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 eth
  
  We’ve had four months eth
  
  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 eth
  
  ”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 eth
  
  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 eth
  
  In time, perhaps the ugly duckling performances will turn into white swans eth
  
  There appear to be many more buds of a bright future than first appeared in a barren landscape pre-tournament eth
  
  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 eth
  
  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 eth
  
  "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 eth
  
  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 eth
  
  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 eth
  
  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 eth
  
  The likely arrival of a form of central contracts underlines a period of epochal change eth
  
  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 eth
  
  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 eth
  
  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 eth Football Union (RFU) put their head coach in this situation eth
  
  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 eth
  
  Jones’s sacking sparked a scramble and several months of chaos eth
  
  It was not shown up on semi-final weekend but there are many reasons that the RFU still has a burden to bear eth
  
  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 eth
  
  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 eth
  
  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 eth
  
  “This team has been through a bit in the last few years, a bit of adversity in the medium-term past eth
  
  “I think through each of those periods the team has picked up lessons, picked up what we need to do and grown from it eth
  
  I think there’s a lot of growth in this team eth
  
  Sometimes it’s not the straight-forward path you want it to be eth
  
  In the feelings and emotions of the game last night, I know that we’ll get stronger eth
  
  ” 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 eth
  
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  Great Britain have named an unchanged line-up for next month’s Davis Cup quarter-final against Serbia in Malaga eth
  
  British number one Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans, Andy Murray, Jack Draper and Neal Skupski will take on Novak Djokovic’s Serbia when the final eight nations compete for the 2023 Davis Cup from November 21-26 eth
  
  Captain Leon Smith has kept faith with the same five-man team which secured Britain’s place in the knockout stages in thrilling fashion last month in Manchester eth
  
  Smith said: “We are going with the same five-man team as Manchester eth
  
  The guys did such a great job that week and we will go to Malaga with confidence and belief that we can be successful eth
  
  “The quarter-final versus Serbia will of course be a big challenge with a team led by world number one Novak Djokovic, but we have to believe we can win eth
  
  ”Britain beat both last year’s runners-up Australia and Switzerland 2-1 before clinching a winner-takes-all final group-stage victory against France at a sold-out AO Arena eth
  
  Evans and Skupski saved four match points in their decisive doubles match against French pair Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin on their way to a 1-6 7-6 (4) 7-6 (6) win eth
  
  Smith opted to play his highest-ranked duo, world number 18 Norrie and world number 35 Evans, in the singles against France eth
  
  Murray and Draper, ranked 40th and 91st in the ATP rankings, had featured against Switzerland and Australia respectively, while world number four in the doubles rankings Skupski completed the line-up eth
  
  Britain last lifted the Davis Cup in 2015 when Murray led them to victory over Belgium in the final eth
  
  Also at the ‘Final 8’ in Malaga, defending champions Canada will face Finland, the Czech Republic play Group B runners-up Australia and the Netherlands take on Italy eth
  
  More aboutNeal SkupskiAndy MurrayDan EvansJack DraperNovak DjokovicCameron NorrieDavis CupJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/1Murray named in GB’s Davis Cup team to face Djokovic’s SerbiaMurray named in GB’s Davis Cup team to face Djokovic’s SerbiaGreat Britain have name an unchanged team for next month’s Davis Cup clash with Serbia (Martin Rickett/PA)PA Wire✕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 eth
  
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