France star Louis Bielle-Biarrey has sensationally let slip that Les Bleus could be targeting Springboks Cheslin Kolbe and Kurt-Lee Arendse in Sunday's quarter-final.
Springboks wing Cheslin Kolbe is taken out in the air by France scrumhalf Antoine Dupont. Image: Sylvain Thomas/AFPand it would appear the hosts have already identified an area where they could try to gain an advantage.FRANCE TAKING AIM AT SMALL SPRINGBOKS
The Springboks will name their match 23 for the all-important showdown on Friday, but both Kolbe and Arendse are expected to start on the wings for South Africa. The 29-year-old Kolbe weighs just 80kg and stands at 1.7m tall, but is one of the most feared players in the game at the moment. Arendse also weighs about 80kg and is 1.77m tall and yet despite his small stature, he has scored 12 tries in 12 Tests for the Springboks since making his debut.Speaking at a France conference ahead of the quarter-final showdown, Bielle-Biarrey spoke openly about the Springbok wingers.“On the wings, they have smaller but quick and impactful players. There will be less spaces, so we’ll need to play smart and be accurate,” the France backline star explained.
“It’s going to be a big challenge in terms of physicality. They also said it was one of the hardest matches they have ever played.”
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