{"id":292617,"date":"2023-10-22T01:25:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T01:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=292617"},"modified":"2023-10-22T01:25:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T01:25:03","slug":"england-captain-farrell-proud-despite-world-cup-heartache","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/rugby-union\/england-captain-farrell-proud-despite-world-cup-heartache\/","title":{"rendered":"England captain Farrell proud despite World Cup heartache"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>England captain Owen Farrell insists pride is his overriding emotion despite his side&#8217;s last-gasp World Cup semi-final heartache against South Africa &#8211; as he declares the future is &#8216;bright&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>England were just minutes away from reaching the Rugby World Cup final\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Handre Pollard&#8217;s late penalty broke the hearts of Owen Farrell&#8217;s battling side\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Captain Farrell insisted pride was his overriding emotion despite the defeat\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Latest Rugby World Cup 2023 news, including fixtures, live scores and results<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Owen Farrell was beaming with pride in Paris after suffering last-gasp World Cup heartache &#8211; and then declared the future is bright for the England rugby team.<\/p>\n<p>The England captain was just a few minutes away from leading out his side in a World Cup final only for Handre Pollard&#8217;s late penalty to secure South Africa&#8217;s passage.<\/p>\n<p>Farrell, who had kicked all England&#8217;s points in the 16-15 loss, said: &#8216;My over-riding feeling now is how proud I am of this group. How proud I am of what we&#8217;ve done over the past five months.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The fight we&#8217;ve shown today and effort we put in. The sheer will at times today was outstanding and I hope we made everyone proud back home as well.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old, one of seven players over 30 in Steve Borthwick&#8217;s squad, may have played his last World Cup but he thinks this team has laid a strong platform.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/21\/23\/76847171-12657857-image-a-121_1697928560190.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>England captain Owen Farrell was beaming with pride despite his side&#8217;s World Cup heartache<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/21\/23\/76847173-12657857-image-a-122_1697928569320.jpg\" height=\"471\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Handre Pollard&#8217;s late penalty saw South Africa book their spot in the final in dramatic fashion<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is definitely the last World Cup for some people, but one thing I do know is this team has got a bright future,&#8217; he said. &#8216;There is a lot to come from this group.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>And Farrell&#8217;s positive outlook was shared by head coach Borthwick, who had somehow transformed England from a team who were a pre-tournament laughing stock into a side three minutes from reaching the global showpiece.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;In that 23, we have seven players aged 25 or younger,&#8217; he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That is the most of any of the semi-finalists so we have a great blend of experience and young players. We are disappointed but immensely proud of these guys and we&#8217;ll build going forward.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We have a very smart group of players that are learning very quickly because we have had to do it very quickly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/21\/23\/76847229-12657857-image-a-123_1697928870904.jpg\" height=\"383\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Head coach Steve Borthwick shared Farrell&#8217;s positive outlook after transforming his team<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/21\/23\/76847233-12657857-image-a-124_1697928876898.jpg\" height=\"457\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Farrell believes there is more to come from England&#8217;s squad though changes are expected<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The opposition have had four years and we have had four months. I asked the players to approach the training differently and they have embraced that.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We thought we were going to win tonight and we came here believing we would win. The players deserve enormous credit for that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think the tens of thousands of England fans watching here tonight and the millions watching at home will be very proud of their team.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Relieved South Africa captain Siya Kolisi also praised England&#8217;s display, saying: &#8216;It was ugly today. But that&#8217;s what champions are made of. I give all credit to England, they worked hard.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Coach Steve and Owen, they pulled themselves together and showed who they are. They are not a team to be taken lightly.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12657857\/England-Owen-Farrell-pride-World-Cup-South-Africa-future-bright.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>England captain Owen Farrell insists pride is his overriding emotion despite his side&#8217;s last-gasp World Cup semi-final heartache against South Africa &#8211; as he declares <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/rugby-union\/england-captain-farrell-proud-despite-world-cup-heartache\/\" title=\"England captain Farrell proud despite World Cup heartache\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292616,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>England captain Farrell proud despite World Cup heartache - Sportstoft<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/rugby-union\/england-captain-farrell-proud-despite-world-cup-heartache\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"England captain Farrell proud despite World Cup heartache - Sportstoft\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"England captain Owen Farrell insists pride is his overriding emotion despite his side&#8217;s last-gasp World Cup semi-final heartache against South Africa &#8211; 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