Buy all of your Rugby World Cup 2023 programmes here<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n JUST IN <\/strong> France hopeful Rugby World Cup has made up for Liverpool Champions League final[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n South Africa chief Rassie Erasmus has accused their quarter-final opponents of “play-acting” in their efforts to dupe referees.<\/p>\n Erasmus has tactically delayed the naming of his team until he can see the French lineup, while also commenting on their quarter-final foes ahead of Sunday’s tie.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat they do well is that when they get close to the high hits [on them], they really show that to the referee,\u201d Erasmus said.<\/p>\n \u201cI think they do simulate sometimes a little bit, which is clever \u2026 sometimes when the referee comms goes down, or the TV doesn\u2019t work at that specific time. I think they\u2019re very clever at that but they\u2019re not a team that live on the dangerous edge.<\/p>\n “I think they\u2019re straight up forward, they don\u2019t play with tricks \u2026 they just physically man up, and that\u2019s the kind of team that we respect.\u201d<\/p>\n The Rugby World Cup chiefs have held talks over expanding the competition to 24 teams, which would eliminate bye weeks.<\/p>\n That’s according to the Daily Mail, who claim that complaints over the current schedule has left teams bemoaning an inability to maintain momentum.<\/p>\n The new tournament, which would feature six pools of four teams, comes after World Rugby’s commitment to ‘Tier 2’ nations that their calls would be answered to play higher-quality fixtures.<\/p>\n England stars Owen Farrell and Henry Arundell were accused of having a bust-up during training that has left the winger playing just one game at the World Cup.<\/p>\n Former England star Andy Goode opened up on how that could be the reason why Arundell has not been selected – after scoring five tries in his tournament debut.<\/p>\n \u201cI have heard through the grapevine and through my sources that Henry Arundell and Owen Farrell had a bit of a set two and a scrap at training,” he said.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/69\/590x\/secondary\/Rugby-World-Cup-England-Farrell-5005340.jpg?r=1697005872367\")
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