The Springboks made headlines with their team selection for Saturday's crunch Rugby World Cup Pool B encounter.
Coach Jacques Nienaber opted for a 7/1 forward-backs split on the bench, meaning Cobus Reinach is the only backline reserve.The Boks made the same tactical play when they thrashed the All Blacks 35-7 at Twickenham last month in a World Cup warm-up match, but it came as a surprise that they opted for the same route in the tournament proper against the world No 1-ranked team.
Social media was abuzz, with rugby pundits around the globe hotly debating the topic on social media.??? 'Over to you Andy Farrell. Does he have to got with a 6-2 now? I don't know.'
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