The Springboks have called up centre Lukhanyo Am into their Rugby World Cup squad to replace injured wing Makazole Mapimpi.
Am, who initially missed out on World Cup selection due to a knee injury, won the event with South Africa in 2019 and made the assist for Mapimpi's try in the final against England.
The Boks earlier also called up flyhalf Handre Pollard to replace hooker Malcolm Marx, who suffered a knee injury. The two teams who will advance to the quarter-finals will be decided when the world's number one ranked team Ireland - who beat the Boks last week - take on Scotland, ranked fifth, in Paris on Saturday.However, should Scotland beat Ireland by a margin of 21 points or more, with both teams scoring four tries to earn an attacking bonus point, that would mean all three teams would finish pool play on 15 points.
That permutation would see the Scots topping the group on points difference ahead of Ireland, in second spot thanks to their better head-to-head record against the Boks, in third.In times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust. For 14 free days, you can have access to a world of in-depth analyses, investigative journalism, top opinions and a range of features. Journalism strengthens democracy. Invest in the future today. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month.
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