England prop Ellis Genge admits last year's World Cup semi-final defeat by South Africa is something he will carry for the rest of his career.
England prop Ellis Genge admits last year's Rugby World Cup semi-final defeat by South Africa is something he will carry for the rest of his career.
Genge, 29, replaced Joe Marler in the second half as England conceded a number of second-half scrum penalties, with Pollard"I'm not going to pretend that you completely forget about it. It is something that I will carry with me for the rest of my career at least," Genge told BBC Sport. Tom Curry's accusation that South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi had used a racial slur towards him during the match.
Back-to-back world champions South Africa now head to Twickenham on Saturday for their first meeting since that World Cup encounter.
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