De Jager to lock down for Springboks
Lood de Jager will start ahead of Franco Mostert in the Springboks’ second row for their quarter-final against Japan in Tokyo on Sunday.
Rassie: Forwards favoured because of versatility
Coach Rassie Erasmus says he went with a 6-2 split on the Boks’ bench for the quarter-final against Japan because of the South African forwards’ versatility.
Bet big on Boks against Japan
The Money Man and Mark Keohane discuss this weekend’s World Cup quarter-finals and predict who will reach the semi-finals.
LISTEN: Money Man Podcast (RWC Quarter-Finals)
The Money Man sits down with former Springbok hooker James Dalton to discuss this weekend’s Rugby World Cup quarter-finals.
Watch: Kolbe wary of Japan wings
We look at what happened in Tokyo on Wednesday as the Springboks build toward their quarter-final clash with Japan.
Quotes of the day: ‘I’m more of a bakkie person’
A selection of the best quotes from players and coaches at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan on Wednesday.
Playing Selector: Bok tight-five predictions
Ahead of this Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final in Tokyo, CRAIG LEWIS and JOHN GOLIATH pick the Bok tight five they’d like to see play against Japan.
ABs legend predicts Boks-France semi-final
Former All Blacks captain Buck Shelford expects the Boks to beat Japan and Wales to be knocked out at the quarter-final stage for the second World Cup running.
‘Japan don’t have forward firepower to beat Boks’
Former Springbok assistant coach Brendan Venter believes that Japan won’t be able to dominate the Boks’ forward pack during Sunday’s quarter-final in Tokyo.
Boks must slow Japan tempo, not match it
The Springboks should look to control the contest on Sunday by throwing a wrench into the gears of the Japan attack, writes JON CARDINELLI in Tokyo.
