The game has huge implications for the Boks as they need to pick up a big bonus point win to give them a chance of reaching the quarterfinals.
having a bye on the final weekend of pool action, Ireland and Scotland will battle it out to see which two of the three will make it into the knockouts.News today: Aziz Pahad’s funeral, Klerksdorp assault latest, Maimane launches election campaignWhat has become a common theme for the Boks over the past few years is their inability to finish their chances that they create in games.
Against the All Blacks at Twickenham the Boks won 35-7, but they had three huge early chances that they missed before the opening score in the 17 minute. In their 24-13 win over Argentina in Buenos Aires the Boks dominated the first half and missed a plethora of chances to trail 10-3 at the break before powering away in the second half. This is something they have to get right against Tonga.
However he has since gone off the boil again in the games against Scotland and Ireland, which saw calls for thewhich was answered with him starting against Tonga. Everyone will thus be hoping to see a strong kicking performance in the match, while Libbok should also get on in the second half and hopefully he will also have his kicking boots on.
Fourie was a hooker for most of his career, but was never considered Bok material in the position which is still the case now, and it was only his switch to flank that finally saw him reach his potential and earn a call up. People didn’t even know Van Staden was a hooking option until coach Jacques Nienaber mentioned it after the injury to Marx. They both get a chance this weekend against Tonga to either fire or flop in the position.
There were big worries at 13 when Lukhanyo Am was essentially ruled out of the World Cup, but Jesse Kriel has stepped up to the plate nicely. But the Bok management showed their hand when they backed rising talent Moodie at outside centre against the All Blacks, with him producing a superb showing against them and against Romania. The Esterhuizen Moodie partnership now gets another chance to show their worth.
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