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England were just too fancy says Bok star De Villiers

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Naive: Eddie Jones

ENGLAND can emerge stronger from their World Cup final humbling at the hands of South Africa if they learn from their naivety, according to former Springboks captain Jean de Villiers.
He believes Eddie Jones’ men tried to be “too fancy” from the outset against Rassie Erasmus’ streetwise outfit.
De Villiers told The Rugby Paper that the margin of victory in Yokohama surprised him, but insisted it was utterly merited.
The former centre, who won 109 caps and was part of the South Africa squad that won the 2007 World Cup, bel...

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