Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber has labelled suggestions that Ireland and Scotland could collude to send South Africa out of the Rugby World Cup as 'match-fixing'.
Bok coach Jacques Nienaber hit back at a reporter's suggestion that Ireland and Scotland could collude to knock South Africa out of the Rugby World Cup.The Boks will exit the tournament if Scotland beat Ireland by 21 points and both teams also bag try-scoring bonus points.
After South Africa's 49-18 win over Tonga on Sunday night, Nienaber was asked by a French reporter whether he was worried that Ireland and Scotland could make an arrangement to knock the Boks out of the tournament.that South Africa could exit in the pool stages. For that to happen, Scotland must beat Ireland by a margin of 21 points or more, with both teams scoring four tries to earn an attacking bonus point.
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