Cheika backs Pumas veterans for ‘derby’
Head coach Michael Cheika said the much-changed Argentina outfit to face Chile in the World Cup on Saturday can prove a point to him.
Head coach Michael Cheika said the much-changed Argentina outfit to face Chile in the World Cup on Saturday can prove a point to him.
Willie le Roux and Marvin Orie said the Springboks must front up physically against Tonga in Marseille on Sunday, to book a place in the World Cup quarter-finals.
Jacques Nienaber is realistic about the upcoming performance of veteran flyhalf Handre Pollard, who returns for the Springboks against Tonga on Sunday after a calf injury.
Tadhg Furlong and Andrew Porter epitomised the resilience and character that head coach Andy Farrell spoke of after Ireland’s win over the Springboks last week.
Japan held on to edge Samoa in a pulsating World Cup Pool D clash in Toulouse on Thursday night.
Fullback Baltazar Amaya scored a brace of tries as Uruguay ran to a bonus-point victory over ill-disciplined Namibia on Wednesday.
Assistant coach Daan Human is confident the Springboks will be able to front up to “the heaviest pack” in the World Cup when South Africa and Tonga lock horns on Sunday.
Loose forward Vaea Fifita will miss Tonga’s last two World Cup pool games, that includes Sunday’s match against the Springboks, due to suspension.
John Dobson questions the Springboks’ strategy of long-range penalties on goal, instead of setting up lineouts for rolling mauls in their World Cup loss to Ireland.
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