England urged to rewrite the wrongs of 07’ with final showdown against the Springboks

 In a repeat of the 2007 final, Eddie Jones has challenged his players to lift the “Brexit gloom” when they welcome South Africa to Yokohoma.

Jones, who led South Africa to World Cup triumph 12 years ago, will now aim to inflict revenge from an English standpoint.

And with the country facing further periods of uncertainty, due to the United Kingdom’s future in the European Union, Jones has urged his side to give the English public back home something to cheer about.

“I think it’s great, you give the country something to cheer about, and with Brexit at the moment they probably need something to cheer about” said the England coach.

“It’s a job of the team to make the country happy, they’re not as happy as they can be, because there is still a game to go.”

Yokohoma was the scene of England’s semi-final against New Zealand, where they dethroned the reigning champions in a dominant 19-7 victory.

Described by Wales coach Warren Gatland as the “complete performance” the Red Roses have emerged favourites heading into the match on Saturday.

Should Eddie Jones help spearhead revenge against South Africa, it would mark an impressive turnaround from the previous tournament four years ago. Despite being on home soil, England were unable to make it out of the pool stages and were embarrassingly dumped out of the World Cup.

Jones admits although there is no guarantee England will triumph, his side are physically and mentally ready for the biggest match of their lives.

“We need to make sure they are physically fresh, they are mentally clear, they’ve got the game plan in their head, they know how they want to play and are aware of the challenges ahead. And we’ll be that on Saturday.

“That’s why we can be fairly relaxed this week, we’ve done a lot of hard work, we know what’s ahead of us, we know we can play to our strengths, we’ve got a pretty good idea of what we take away from the Springboks [against Wales], but again the point is they may come up with some different and we’ll need to adapt.”

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