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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Ian Laybourn

George Williams: Semi-final defeat will live with me until next World Cup

PA Wire

Half-back George Williams says England’s heart-breaking World Cup semi-final defeat will live with him until the next tournament in 2025.

England breezed into the last four with an air of unbridled confidence after an untroubled run of four matches which included a 60-6 rout of Saturday’s opponents but produced their worst hour of football to trail 20-12 to a Samoan side appearing in their first semi-final.

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