His start at the opening in place of the impeccable George Ford was a surprise. But Owen Farrell responded on Sunday by being elected man of the match in the quarter-final won by his team against Fiji (30-24).

The Saracens player scored 20 points, including a cool drop in the last ten minutes, as Fiji came back to level (24-24). The captain then went to a press conference, where he answered questions from journalists.

About the match

“This is the kind of match we expected. They are a really strong team, they are capable of overturning a match with one action. We started the match well and we were good in the first half. We knew Fiji would come back strong and that’s what they did. But we managed to win and advance to the semi-final and that’s huge for us. But we know we still have to work hard.”

On his drop which allowed England to regain the advantage

“I tried my luck and we managed to regain the score. It’s thanks to the great work of those in front, they served me on a platter, I just had to adjust. »

About the supporters

“Awesome. We hear them behind us. This stadium is a fantastic place to play rugby. The public supported us during the two matches we played here, and I hope they will be behind us again next week.

Tire Ben Earl

“He continues to improve but I’m not surprised. I’ve been playing with him for a long time and I’ve seen him grow. In club and country, we see that he is hungry for the ball and in matches like this, it’s hard to bring out individualities but it’s clear that he helped in the victory.

If he prefers to face France or South Africa

“It’s hard to choose and I can’t really answer. What I know is that I’m going to enjoy the match tonight, it’s going to be huge.”

On the fact that he excels in big matches

“It’s true that this team is strong in adversity. Even after the two tries, we didn’t give up and we managed to score, then defend well, like last week. This team always ends up winning and we did it again today. »

On eventually winning and getting the job done

“We want to win, no matter how. We must seize every opportunity. There are still excellent teams in the competition and we respect all the teams. But there are many ways to win. We saw it with Fiji, they managed to turn the match around. But only the result counts.”

If he is happy to be outsiders and if it is a motivation

“We are going to prepare as we have been doing for five or six weeks. We’re just going to enjoy this week.”

About players who are going to retire

“We’ve talked about it a little in recent weeks. We want to give everything so that they come out the front door, but not just them, the whole team. »