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"Personally I don't give a damn" about the critics, midfielder Youssouf Fofana told a press conference on Sunday.

All action full-back may not have been expected to feature prominently but is playing key role in team’s challenge

Captain Baptiste Serin as well as debutants Antoine Frisch and Theo Attissogbe crossed for tries for Les Bleus, who were without star scrum-half Antoine Dupont as he prepares to play sevens at the Paris Olympics

The singles proved what the Internationals’ Irish head coach Barry Fennelly had feared, that the singles was the format the Americans were strongest in.

Sport24’s Simnikiwe Xabanisa described the Springbok performance as “a mixed bag” but noted it was the beginning of a new World Cup cycle, with the Springboks having four years to work on a new playing style.

England coach Gareth Southgate, who has his own special chapter in the country’s spot-kick heartache, has worked hard behind the scenes to change the psyche around the shootout in his eight years in charge of the national team.

Spain are the only semi-finalist who can argue with confidence or evidence that they got here by playing well at all.

Ireland found admirable resolve to hang in there against the world champions, offering something concrete to build on for one last gigantic effort in a never-ending season in Durban next Saturday

Irish star duo Sara Byrne and Max Kennedy rallied for a crucial win.

Focus will turn to next week's second test after Saturday's defeat. 

The Boks ended a seven-year losing streak with the hard-fought win on Saturday. 

The tourists led 15-10 when Marcus Smith conjured a try for Immanuel Feyi-Waboso in the 47th minute but two penalties from Damian McKenzie saved the All Blacks from an upset at Forsyth Barr Stadium

Joe Schmidt saw his side clinch a big win in Sydney.

Joe Schmidt's side got the job done in Sydney. 

The Canadians won 4-3 on pens following a 1-1 draw in the quarter-finals, keeping Venezuela from advancing to the Copa America semi-finals for the first time since 2011

Southgate is facing a lot of criticism for England's performances in Germany, with Trippier coming out and backing the former defender

Scott Robertson saw his side battle to victory against the tourists.

He created an environment in which players could flourish yet Gareth Southgate has become a lightning rod for rage

Both the Internationals’ Irish pairings delivered points for the rest of the world selection against the Americans with Sara Byrne and Max Kennedy cruising to a 5&4 victory over America’s Jackson Klutznick and Farah O’Keefe