A win over Scotland in Edinburgh on Sunday night will see the Springboks back in what many pundits around the globe would probably agree is their rightful place as No 1 in the World Rugby rankings.
Indeed, after the All Blacks’ 23-13 win over Ireland in Dublin on Friday night, a win that inflicted the first loss for Ireland on their home ground at Aviva Stadium in three years and 20 matches, even a draw will be enough to move the World Cup champions back into the pole position they enjoyed on the rankings until their unexpected loss to Argentina in Santiago in September.
It is not just a physically imposing bench but also a star studded one, with Pieter-Steph du Toit, Siya Kolisi, RG Snyman all set to come onto the field later in the piece while of course we are getting used to Malcolm Marx in a role that he will reprise once more. The fact that this will be the landmark game for Kwagga Smith, who is invariably used as an impact sub but is set to start at No 8 this time, played a part in both the bench split and the changed up selections from the last game in Nelspruit.“Kwagga is playing his 50th test. Whenever somebody is playing on a special occasion, we try to make it special for them,” the Bok coach explained.
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