Minute-by-minute updates as the only countries to win three world cups square off in the battle for a fourth
According to the Springboks’ own social media team, this is their most experienced team ever to line out in a Test match. It remains unclear if this is in terms of age or caps, or World Cup finals given most of these players were part of the victorious outfit in Japan four years ago. Nienaber/Erasmus have made a few changes. Handré Pollard starts at 10 after replacing Mannie Libbok after just 30 minutes during last week’s semi-final, Libbok drops out of the 23.
Faf de Klerk is also promoted from the bench to start at scrumhalf. On the bench, well, what else can you focus on other than the split of seven forwards and one back. Doing it in the pool stages against Ireland is one thing, a World Cup final is another altogether. Willie le Roux is the only back among the replacements, as Jean Kleyn and Jasper Wiese return after a few weeks out of the 23. Trevor Nyakane replaces Vincent Koch - who won the final scrum penalty against England - at 18.
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