In a pre-final waltz worthy of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers the players, coaches and backroom staff of England and South Africa have all packed their bags and moved across Tokyo to the hotel their opponents have just vacated. For the English contingent it is farewell, folks, to their Disney resort base while the Springboks say konnichiwa again to Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
These things are not entirely scientific but living next to the Magic Kingdom did not do Eddie Jones’s squad any harm last week.
Written by Robert Kitson in Tokyo
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/28/england-south-africa-eddie-jones-rugby-world-cup-final under the title “Less might be more for England as Eddie Jones savours final week”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
