Jacques Nienaber has chosen to retain his unchanged match-day 23 for the highly anticipated World Cup semi-final clash against England
South Africa coach Jacques Nienaber has named an unchanged match-day 23, the most experienced in Springbok history, from the one that edged France to play England in theThe selection boasts a combined total of 895 caps, with 15 of the 23 having played the 2019 World Cup final against England which the Boks won 32-12.Nienaber and Erasmus names squad
Manie Libbok and Cobus Reinach are again named at half-back, with World Cup winners Handre Pollard and Faf de Klerk on the bench, as they were for the Boks’ thrilling 29-28 victory over hosts France in the quarter-final. The replacements’ bench features forwards Deon Fourie , Ox Nche and Vincent Koch , RG Snyman , Kwagga Smith , and three backs in De Klerk , Pollard , and Willie le Roux .“We’ve been building a quality Rugby World Cup squad for the last few years so that we could be in this position going into the knockout matches,” said Nienaber.
Eight of the team started against England in the 2019 final while another seven other players from that match are also in the 23. “They come off five victories in a row and they are high on confidence. They have a quality pack and world-class backs who can create magic on the field, and those who are writing them off are making a major mistake,” he said.
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