Ian Foster ‘doesn’t care who wins’ between England and Springboks but expects ‘interesting contrast of styles’

New Zealand head coach Ian Foster is not concerned about who his will face in next weekend’s Rugby World Cup final and plans to enjoy a bowl of popcorn while watching Saturday’s semi-final between England and South Africa in Paris.

He is expected to be in a calm state for the Red Rose vs. Springboks matchup after the All Blacks easily defeated Argentina in their semifinal at the Stade de France on Friday.y.

Extra day’s rest for All Blacks

He commented following the All Blacks’ victory over Los Pumas, “I’ll be watching it.” I don’t care who wins; I’ll probably watch it while eating some popcorn. We are currently very much at a stage of self-focus.

One benefit of having an extra day is that it offers us a chance to take a mental breather and not use up too much energy wondering about whether or not it’s them.

They both have strong teams. The last few weeks have seen South Africa play some outstanding rugby, showing that they are at the peak of their game.

“But we’ve also seen an English side that just build away quietly and are probably starting to understand how they want to play and they’re starting to get really good at how they want to play and believe in that.

“But we’ve also seen an English side that just build away quietly and are probably starting to understand how they want to play and they’re starting to get really good at how they want to play and believe in that.

“The styles will contrast in an interesting way.”

The All Blacks scored seven tries against Los Pumas, with flyer Will Jordan being rewarded with a hat-trick that put him ahead of Damian Penaud of France with eight tries to lead the World Cup.

Jordan’s achievement of scoring tries equaled the record for tries in a single competition, joining fellow countrymen Bryan Habana of South Africa and Jonah Lomu and Julian Savea in famous company.

Due to the decisive score, Foster emptied his replacements bench well before the end of the game. Scott Barrett, who had been sin-binned, remained on the sidelines for around five minutes longer than was necessary, and New Zealand finished with 14 men.

When asked if those circumstances may be favorable as the game neared its conclusion, Foster responded, “I don’t think they’ll make a huge difference.

“Finals are finals, and anybody we face will give it their all.

“We had the chance to ensure that we took the best possible care of our resources.

“We really didn’t see a need to put Scooter (Barrett) back on, only from the perspective that if he had another minor infraction leading to a yellow card in the following five minutes, it might have made it a little bit niggly,” the statement continued.

Argentina was unable to maintain the form that enabled them defeat Wales in the quarterfinals with ease. All they could muster was two penalties from Emiliano Boffelli in the first half.

The All Blacks’ other tries, including Jordan’s hat-trick, came from Shannon Frizell (2) and Aaron Smith. Jordie Barrett and Aaron Smith contributed with three conversions each, and Richie Mo’unga added a penalty.

Michael Cheika, the manager of Argentina, believed that New Zealand mercilessly capitalized on each of his team’s errors and was dissatisfied with some of the referees, especially during the first-half rucks.

Promises improvement from Argentina

Cheika stated that his team would adapt to a challenging situation in the bronze-medal match.

It’s not a sad moment; rather, I’m genuinely proud of my team at this particular moment, he declared.

“The route we’ve been on hasn’t been simple. We’ve put a lot of ourselves into this. But the intricacies are lost on us. I feel sorry for them.

“It’s challenging, but that’s for the best. We will undoubtedly be there on Friday. We won’t go out like this.

“Our goal is to place third. In the bronze final, we want to display several things. Currently, we are in pain.