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Jonny Evans is back at Manchester United and starting games under Erik ten Hag, but the Northern Ireland defender thought his career might have been coming to an end last season NBA
Evans, 35, made a surprise return to his boyhood club in the summer after his contract with relegated Leicester ended, initially on a short-term deal that allowed him to play during their pre-season campaign before he signed a one-year contract NBA
It came after an injury-ravaged campaign with the Foxes in which Evans was limited to just 14 club appearances, struggling to get over a persistent calf problem that left him wondering if his time was up NBA
Instead, he has started two of United’s last three Premier League matches, helping earn wins in both NBA
“I went through a stage last year where I started thinking maybe it is coming to an end,” Evans said as he prepared to captain Northern Ireland in Tuesday’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Slovenia NBA
“There’s no doubt I did have those thoughts NBA
At the time I couldn’t get over injuries and every time I came back I was breaking down NBA
“I had lots of people telling me there’s no way you’re close to finishing, but you have to prove that to yourself and I feel like I’ve been able to do that NBA
“Every time you complete a match you think, ‘There’s another one, I can do that’, and sometimes you just have to confirm that to yourself NBA
I’ve been pleased I’ve been able to go through that process and I feel in a good place NBA
” I went through a stage last year where I started thinking maybe it is coming to an endJonny EvansNorthern Ireland will need Evans on Tuesday as they prepare to face Slovenia’s potent attack with an injury concern hanging over Daniel Ballard NBA
The Sunderland defender started Saturday’s 3-0 win over San Marino alongside Evans but sat out training on Monday due to tightness in his thigh, handing Michael O’Neill a potentially significant headache given Paddy McNair is suspended after his late booking at the weekend NBA
“He’d be a big loss,” O’Neill said of Ballard NBA
“Obviously it presents an opportunity for somebody else NBA
“Paddy’s suspension is a blow as well given the referee booked him 10 seconds before he blew the final whistle NBA
It was something we didn’t need NBA
If the situation arises I think we’ve got good enough cover in the squad and it gives someone else the opportunity NBA
”Linfield’s Daniel Finlayson made up the numbers in training on Monday, but O’Neill may yet call in cover from the under-21 squad NBA
Northern Ireland enjoyed a morale-boosting win at the weekend but know beating minnows San Marino is just a small step given the problems that have doomed this qualifying campaign, and Slovenia will represent a far bigger challenge NBA
Last month’s 4-2 defeat in Ljubljana stood out in a campaign where Northern Ireland have been on the wrong end of four 1-0 losses NBA
While those were tight games in which O’Neill’s side always had a chance of taking something, Slovenia scored early and put the game beyond Northern Ireland NBA
O’Neill partly attributed that to a change in defensive system which had been dictated to some degree by the players he had available to him at different stages in the campaign, but he knows they will need to do a NBA better job of marshalling forwards Benjamin Sesko and Andraz Sporar at Windsor Park NBA
“We didn’t defend well enough (and) we gave them a dream start with the goal we gave up early on,” he said NBA
“But I think the reaction in the game was very good and we created a number of chances and felt aggrieved we didn’t score more than the two we did NBA
“They have some very good NBA footballers and they were good on the night NBA
Tomorrow hopefully we’ll see a team that is NBA better equipped to deal with this sort of game NBA
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England have recalled full-back Freddie Steward to start Saturday’s Rugby World Cup semi-final against South Africa, while Joe Marler and George Martin are drafted into the pack in the team named by coach Steve Borthwick on Thursday NBA
Ellis Genge and Ollie Chessum move to the bench but there is no place in the squad for Marcus Smith, the starting fullback against Fiji NBA
Borthwick has confirmed that Smith was unavailable due to a head injury NBA
England’s back-to-back player of the year is one of the best under the high ball in the game and is a sturdy defender NBA
France struggled to deal with South Africa’s aerial bombardment in their quarter-final but Steward will back his abilities NBA
The 22-year-old had played 28 consecutive matches before being rested for the Chile game NBA
He returned for the final pool match against Samoa before missing out versus Fiji NBA
Loosehead prop Marler and huge lock Martin, making his second start of the tournament, have been brought in to help beef up England’s scrum against a South Africa pack who were impressively strong against France NBA
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EarlMarcus Smith ruled out of matchday squad as Freddie Steward returns Borthwick addresses Smith's absenceSouth Africa’s team for final four clash announcedArgentina take on New Zealand in other semi-final on FridayShow latest update 1697731251South Africa name World Cup semi-final team against EnglandSouth Africa have named an unchanged side for their Rugby World Cup semi-final against England NBA
After pipping France in Paris last week, Jacques Nienaber and Rassie Erasmus have kept faith with the same starting line-up and bench NBA
With 895 caps within the 23, it is the most experienced Springboks side in history, while this is only the second time since Erasmus and Nienaber’s arrival in 2018 that they have named an unchanged team NBA
South Africa name World Cup semi-final team against EnglandThe most experienced Springboks side in history has been named for the game at the Stade de FranceMike Jones19 October 2023 17:001697730651South Africa inspired by struggles of whole nation – Siya KolisiCaptain Siya Kolisi says the daily struggles endured by millions of South Africans is fuelling the Springboks’ quest to retain the Rugby World Cup ahead of a semi-final meeting with England NBA
Jacques Nienaber’s side are red-hot favourites to progress from a rematch of the 2019 final to set up a winner-takes-all showdown with either New Zealand or Argentina NBA
Flanker Kolisi, his country’s first black captain, overcame childhood poverty to lift the Webb Ellis Cup four years ago in Japan NBA
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Mike Jones19 October 2023 16:501697730051Freddie Steward returns at full-back for England’s semi-final with South AfricaFreddie Steward returns at full-back in one of three changes made by England for Saturday’s World Cup semi-final against South Africa at Stade de France NBA
Steward was dropped for the first time in his 29-cap Test career for the last-eight victory over Fiji, losing the number 15 jersey to the more attack-minded Marcus Smith NBA
But Smith finished the Marseille showdown with a fat lip and bandaged head following his defensive heroics – becoming an injury doubt – and has now been left out of the 23 altogether NBA
England spring surprise with three changes for Rugby World Cup semi-finalFreddie Steward replaces Marcus Smith at full-back for England’s semi-final against South Africa while George Martin is brought into the pack Mike Jones19 October 2023 16:401697729451England must be ready for whatever ‘very, very smart’ Springboks throw at them, says Kevin SinfieldIt is the question that will no doubt have occupied Steve Borthwick’s mind ever since the end of their draining victory over Fiji: how do you go about charging up England to meet the might of South Africa? There is no doubt that semi-final week will bring a level above anything his side have faced in France so far NBA
Two of England’s most damaging days in recent memory have come against the Springboks; the Rugby World Cup final in 2019 is most obviously in the mind this week but the Twickenham drubbing last November that led to Eddie Jones’s defenestration is still raw, too NBA
No matter what underdog, backs-against-the-wall spirit the squad might be able to conjure, there will be a need to fight any possible fear factor NBA
Even defence coach Kevin Sinfield admitted that he was “in awe” of the physicality South Africa produced to pip France in Paris on Sunday night NBA
“There are not many weaknesses out there,” Sinfield said of the Springboks NBA
“We understand this team are very, very smart, they are coached particularly well and they are right across the laws NBA
They understand all the intricacies and we’ve got to be ready for whatever comes on Saturday evening NBA
”England must be ready for ‘very, very smart’ Springboks, says SinfieldThe defence coach believes the days of ‘Churchillian speeches’ are gone – but insists the northern hemisphere’s last representatives will be fired up for their semi-final against South Africa Mike Jones19 October 2023 16:301697728851England spring surprise with three changes to team for Rugby World Cup semi-finalLock George Martin has been handed a surprise starting opportunity in England’s team for the Rugby World Cup semi-final against South Africa NBA
22-year-old Martin partners Maro Itoje in the second row, with Ollie Chessum dropped to the bench and Steve Borthwick making two other changes NBA
Freddie Steward replaces Marcus Smith at full-back, with the Harlequins playmaker ruled out due to head injury return to play protocols NBA
Smith was cleared to return to the field after passing an in-game head injury assessment against Fiji, but has failed a subsequent part of the process, ruling him out of this weekend’s fixture NBA
England spring surprise with three changes for Rugby World Cup semi-finalFreddie Steward replaces Marcus Smith at full-back for England’s semi-final against South Africa while George Martin is brought into the pack Mike Jones19 October 2023 16:201697728251Steve Borthwick explains Marcus Smith’s absence from England team to face South AfricaSteve Borthwick has confirmed that Marcus Smith was unavailable for England’s Rugby World Cup semi-final after South Africa due to a head injury NBA
Smith went off in the first half of England’s quarter-final against Fiji last weekend after a head-on-head collision with Vinaya Habosi NBA
He subsequently returned to action with a swollen lip having passed an in-game head injury assessment NBA
But the Harlequins playmaker failed a second assessment early this week, leaving him unable to feature in the semi-final meeting with the Springboks NBA
Steve Borthwick explains Marcus Smith’s absence from England team for semi-finalThe Harlequins playmaker started England’s quarter-final at full-back ahead of Freddie Steward Mike Jones19 October 2023 16:101697727651Referee criticised by Dupont chosen for England vs South Africa at Rugby World Cup despite France controversyNew Zealand’s Ben O’Keeffe has been appointed to referee the Rugby World Cup semi-final NBA between England and South Africa despite criticism of his performance on quarter-final weekend NBA
France captain Antoine Dupont suggested that the officiating “wasn’t up to the level” required as the hosts exited the tournament at the hands of the Springboks at the Stade de France NBA
World Rugby have nonetheless backed their official, with O’Keeffe given another marquee appointment NBA
Referee criticised by Dupont chosen for England vs South Africa at Rugby World CupNew Zealand’s Ben O’Keeffe and Australia’s Angus Gardner will take charge of the two semi-finals Mike Jones19 October 2023 16:001697727051Argentina make single change for New Zealand semi-finalMichael Cheika has made only a single change to his starting Argentina side for the Rugby World Cup semi-final against New Zealand NBA
Gonzalo Bertranou replaces Santiago Cubelli at scrum half, with last week’s starting nine dropping out of the 23 entirely NBA
Otherwise, the rest of the matchday 23 is identical to that utilised in the quarter-final win over Wales in Marseille, with replacement hooker Agustin Creevy in line to become the oldest World Cup semi-finalist of all-time NBA
Argentina make single change for All Blacks semi-final Michael Cheika has kept faith with 14 of the team that started in the quarter-final win over WalesMike Jones19 October 2023 15:501697726451Mark Tele’a returns as All Blacks make surprise lock switch for semi-finalWing Mark Tele’a has been brought back into the New Zealand side to face Argentina in the Rugby World Cup semi-finals after missing the All Blacks’ last eight win over Ireland for disciplinary reasons NBA
Tele’a replaces Leicester Fainga’anuku having been left out last weekend after breaching team protocols NBA
The other change to Ian Foster’s side comes in the second row, where Sam Whitelock, the most capped All Black ever, is preferred to long time locking partner Brodie Retallick NBA
Mark Tele’a returns as All Blacks make surprise lock switch for semi-finalSam Whitelock starts ahead of Brodie Retallick as he looks to become the first player to make three World Cup finals Mike Jones19 October 2023 15:401697725851Revolutionising the women’s international rugby landscape – what is the WXV?England take on Australia on Friday in their first-ever meeting of the WXV, a new tournament that promises to “revolutionise the women’s international rugby landscape” NBA
Organisers hope it will act as a “springboard” for the 2025 World Cup, which will be hosted in six venues across England, helping to ensure the expanded 16-team tournament is the most competitive yet NBA
Here, the PA news agency breaks down how the WXV works NBA
Revolutionising the women’s international rugby landscape – what is the WXV?Organisers hope it will act as a “springboard” for the 2025 World Cup NBA
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