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South Africa brimming with confidence with England to come in World Cup semi-final

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Manie Libbok admitted South Africa will be loaded with confidence going into their World Cup semi-final with England after coming through one of the greatest rugby matches in living memory with a one-point victory over hosts France.In a titanic quarter-final in Paris on Sunday, the Boks twice came from behind to eke out a 29-28 triumph, ending Les Bleus' 18-game winning run on home soil and ruining their talismanic captain Antoine Dupont's much-hyped return from injury.Having pulled off such a momentous victory, the defending champions are now hot favourites to see off Steve Borthwick's England at Stade de France next Saturday and reach the final for a second tournament running."Obviously we're going to take a lot of positives out of the game because France are a quality team who have done well over the past few years," said stand-off Libbok."We've still got a lot of stuff to work on and rectify for the semi-finals but we can take a lot of confidence from beating France."They put us under pressure from the word go and it was really hard.

I am very proud of the guys for sticking in there and sticking to our game."It definitely felt like a game that could go either way and we came out on the right side of it."While supporters inside the stadium and watching on television on Sunday were gripped by a captivating showdown that ebbed and flowed at breakneck pace, Libbok found it a thrill to play in."Most definitely it was one of the best games I have ever been involved in," he said. "It was big, obviously with the crowd as well, it was an amazing atmosphere.

I really enjoyed it."The drama of the quarter-final showdown was highlighted by a moment in the six-try first half when South Africa winger Cheslin Kolbe bolted out to

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