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    Posted: 24-Oct-2019 at 8:07am

Exciting young wing Sbu Nkosi has been drafted into the Springbok starting line-up for Sunday’s gripping Rugby World Cup semi-final against Wales at the Yokohama International Stadium (kick-off 18h00 local time, 11h00 SA time).

Nkosi replaces the hot-stepping Cheslin Kolbe who has not recovered sufficiently from the ankle injury he suffered against Canada and aggravated in the quarter-final victory over Japan (26-3) in Tokyo on Sunday.

The 23-year-old Nkosi – who has scored eight tries in his 10 Test appearances – slots into the right wing position as a direct replacement for Kolbe.

“It’s disappointing not to have Cheslin available as he has been brilliant for us since we first called him up last year,” said Rassie Erasmus, South Africa’s director of rugby.

“But we really rate Sbu and he will slot straight in. I am as excited to see what he can do as I would be if ‘Chessie’ were playing. Sbu has been very close to selection as it is.”

Nkosi has made two appearances in the tournament, against Namibia and a try-scoring show against Canada – on the left wing – to follow up try-scoring appearances against Australia and Argentina (two tries) in the two South African home Tests in 2019.

His injury-enforced inclusion is the only change to the 23 that had been entrusted to ensure second place in the pool (against Italy) and to secure a semi-final place (against Japan).

“We’ve been fortunate to have been able to be pretty consistent in selection and we’ve built some nice momentum,” said Erasmus. “But the challenge just got a lot tougher on Sunday.

“Wales are the reigning Six Nations champions – as well as Grand Slam winners – and apart from three defeats in their Rugby World Cup warm-ups have put together a really good sequence of results.

“But we’ve also found some rhythm and we’ll be ready for the challenge.”

The Springbok 23 includes 10 players who appeared in the Rugby World Cup quarter-final victory over Wales four years ago in England (23-19), and nine who are making a second semi-final appearance after losing to eventual champions, New Zealand, four years ago.

The nine are Tendai Mtawarira, Frans Malherbe, Eben Etzebeth, Lood de Jager, Francois Louw, Duane Vermeulen, Handré Pollard, Damian de Allende and Willie le Roux. Pieter-Steph du Toit was on the bench in the quarter-final at Twickenham in 2015.

“We have been working hard for 18 months to put ourselves in a position to win the Rugby World Cup and that opportunity is now just 80 minutes away,” said Erasmus.

“These players have worked with unbelievable energy to get Springbok rugby back into this position and I know they will leave nothing out on the field on Sunday.

“We can feel the excitement coming from back home in South Africa and how much success will mean to our country. We know we’re playing for South Africa; that this is bigger than an 80-minute game of rugby.”

The winner will play the victor of the England v New Zealand semi-final in Yokohama on Saturday, 2 November.

South Africa’s semi-final with Wales kicks off at 11h00 (SA time) and is available on SuperSport channel 201 and SABC radio.

The Springbok team to play Wales in Yokohama on Sunday is:

15. Willie le Roux (Toyota Verblitz, Japan), 59 caps - 60 points (12 tries)

14. Sbu Nkosi (Cell C Sharks), 10 - 40 (8t)

13. Lukhanyo Am (Cell C Sharks), 13 - 15 (3t)

12. Damian de Allende (DHL Stormers), 45 - 25 (5t)

11. Makazole Mapimpi (Cell C Sharks), 12 - 65 (13t)

10. Handré Pollard (Vodacom Bulls), 46 - 421 (6t, 71c, 79p, 4d)

9. Faf de Klerk (Sale Sharks, England), 28 - 20 (4t)

8. Duane Vermeulen (Vodacom Bulls), 52 - 15 (3t)

7. Pieter-Steph du Toit (DHL Stormers), 53 - 25 (5t)

6. Siya Kolisi (captain, DHL Stormers), 48 - 30 (6t)

5. Lood de Jager (Vodacom Bulls) 43 - 25 (5t)

4. Eben Etzebeth (DHL Stormers), 83 - 15 (3t)

3. Frans Malherbe (DHL Stormers), 36 - 5 (1t)

2. Bongi Mbonambi (DHL Stormers), 34 - 35 (7t)

1. Tendai Mtawarira (Cell C Sharks), 115 - 10 (2t)

Replacements:

16. Malcolm Marx (Emirates Lions), 31 - 25 (5t)

17. Steven Kitshoff (DHL Stormers), 45 - 5 (1t)

18. Vincent Koch (Saracens, England) 19 - 0

19. RG Snyman (Vodacom Bulls), 21 - 5 (1t)

20. Franco Mostert (Gloucester, England), 37 - 5 (1t)

21. Francois Louw (Bath, England), 74 - 50 (10t)

22. Herschel Jantjies (DHL Stormers), 9 - 20 (4t)

23. Frans Steyn (Montpellier, France), 65 - 141 (11t, 7c, 21p, 3d)

 

HISTORY

Wales and South Africa have played 35 Test matches since 1906 of which 21 were played in Wales, 10 in South Africa and 4 on neutral ground. Of the 35 Tests South Africa have won 28, lost 6 with one Test drawn for a win percentage of 80%. 

Two of those Tests were played at Rugby World Cups: In 2011 South Africa won the Pool match in Wellington by the narrowest of margins by 17-16; in 2015 Wales and South Africa met in the quarter-final match at Twickenham for another close encounter, won by the Springboks, 23-19.

Wales have competed in all RWC tournaments since 1987. To date the Welsh record is as follows:     Played 42; Won 26; Lost 16; Points for 1 205; Points against 806; Win % 62.

South Africa’s first RWC tournament was in 1995 and the Springbok record to date is as follows:    Played 41; Won 35; Lost 6; Points for 1 461; Points against 515; Win % 85.

TEAM MATCH RECORDS AGAINST WALES

·       Most points – 96

·       Most tries – 15

·       Most conversions – 9

·       Most penalty goals – 5 (On 4 occasions)

·       Most drop goals – 1 (On three occasions)

 

INDIVIDUAL MATCH RECORDS AGAINST WALES

·       Most points – 31 – Percy Montgomery.

·       Most tries – 3 – Joost van der Westhuizen and Pieter Rossouw.

·       Most conversions – 9 – Percy Montgomery.

·       Most penalty goals – 5 – Butch James, Morné Steyn and Handré Pollard.

·       Most drop goals – 1 – Hansie Brewis, Lionel Wilson and Handré Pollard.

MISCELLANEOUS

·       The total test caps for the Springbok starting line-up is 677. 

·       There are 213 caps in the backline with 464 caps among the forwards. On the bench there are a further 301 caps.

·       The average caps per player in the backline is 30, the forwards 58 while the players on the bench average 38.

·       The average age of the starting fifteen is 28.

RECORD WATCH

·       Handré Pollard needs two tries to equal the career record of eight tries as a flyhalf held by Morné Steyn. He also needs three penalty goals to equal Percy Montgomery’s 10 career penalty goals against Wales. Furthermore, he needs one drop goal to become the sole record holder for most career drop goals against Wales. Currently, he shares the record with Hansie Brewis and Lionel Wilson.

MATCH OFFICIALS

The referee is Jérôme Garcès of France. This will be his 15th Test match as a referee with South Africa involved and his 57th Test match in his career.

The Assistant referees are Wayne Barnes of England and Ben O’Keeffe of New Zealand while

Ben Skeen, also from New Zealand, will be the TMO.

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How yo can only have 2 backs on the bench in a crunch game like this is really beyond me.


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Bok team to play Wales on 27 October 2019 in Yokohama, Japan:
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Originally posted by Niela Niela wrote:

How yo can only have 2 backs on the bench in a crunch game like this is really beyond me.



He is obviously aiming to play a forward-dominated game-plan
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Originally posted by Transvaal Transvaal wrote:

Originally posted by Niela Niela wrote:

How yo can only have 2 backs on the bench in a crunch game like this is really beyond me.



He is obviously aiming to play a forward-dominated game-plan

Yes , which is fine. But you can effectively only use 1 back as a sub because you must keep the other guy for injury cover. 

If you get an early injury then you are in big trouble. 

If kwagga is on the bench , then it’s fine. He can cover the wing. But who will do that now ?? Mostert ?? 

Anyway , it’s a calculated risk , but just not worth it in an all or nothing type game like this.

The reason why Kolbe is out for this crunch game is because he left him on the field with a niggle , then he aggregated his leg further. If we had 3 backs on the bench last week, Kolbe could have played this week  
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Originally posted by Niela Niela wrote:

Originally posted by Transvaal Transvaal wrote:

Originally posted by Niela Niela wrote:

How yo can only have 2 backs on the bench in a crunch game like this is really beyond me.



He is obviously aiming to play a forward-dominated game-plan

Yes , which is fine. But you can effectively only use 1 back as a sub because you must keep the other guy for injury cover. 

If you get an early injury then you are in big trouble. 

If kwagga is on the bench , then it’s fine. He can cover the wing. But who will do that now ?? Mostert ?? 

Anyway , it’s a calculated risk , but just not worth it in an all or nothing type game like this.

The reason why Kolbe is out for this crunch game is because he left him on the field with a niggle , then he aggregated his leg further. If we had 3 backs on the bench last week, Kolbe could have played this week  

I agree Niela, I also think the 6-2 split can backfire. And the problem with our gameplan is that if our forwards cannot physically dominate the opposition, there is no plan B. We MIGHT still get away with that against Wales, definitely not agains Eng or NZ. In fact, I think the Eng forwards will smash ours!



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Ek weet nie hoekom nie maar ek het so gevoel hierdie hele skop gameplan gaan hy verander in die final want almal verwag nou ons gaan dit speel en Rassie laaik van mindgames speel en is nie dom nie dink die span wat hy gaan kies as ons wales wen gaan so klein bietjie anders lyk met Kwagga wat hy dink ek gaan inbring in die mix in ek kan verkeerd wees maar ek het so gevoel
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Kwagga in wie se plek? PSDT is die ster in die pak, Kolisi is die cappie en Duane is die "yster", so in wie se plek?
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Nee transvaal ek dink hy sal van die bench af speel probleem is net hy sal nie vir franco of RG drop of die twee slotte wat begin nie so daar is nie juis plek nie
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Originally posted by Transvaal Transvaal wrote:

Kwagga in wie se plek? PSDT is die ster in die pak, Kolisi is die cappie en Duane is die "yster", so in wie se plek?

Onthou, Plumtree kyk na die situasie vanuit 'n heeltemal ander oogpunt as ons SA'ners. Hy sal spelers kies op grond van vorm en wat hy soek in die span alleenlik. Rassie MOET Kolisi kies as kaptein, want die afrigter wat hom gaan drop gaan beskuldig word van rassisme. Duane is daar op reputasie. Ja hier en daar sit hy monster tackles in, maar is dit genoeg om sy plek te regverdig? PSDT was nog altyd goed, maar effe stil hierdie WC. 


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Stem leeubok veral in die wedstryd teen Japan was PSDT baie stil gewees wat baie snaaks was want hy was baie goed voor die wereld beker seker te doen met die ekstra druk omdat dit 'n wereld beker is
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In typical Jake White fashion , he is talking up Wales



It will be a tough test, Wales are a bogey side, but we haven't played a full strength Bok team against wales in a long time either. We've played them outside the international window , often with a "B team".

Looking forward to a titanic battle on Sunday, but the Saturday game will be the game of the weekend. 

If the world was fair then England and NZ should have been in the final... 


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If the world was fair, referees like Garces, Poite, Barnes, Peyper and Marius van der Westhuizen wouldn't have jobs. New Zealand would already have had at least one red card in their World Cup history - currently they have 0, but are third with yellow cards.The Lions would n'thave conceded that first try in the 2017 final which went clearly forward after it bounced on top of a Crusader forward at the ruck into the wings hands. We wouldnt only have won 2 penalties in the first game vs NZ at this World Cup, etc etc. Allister Coetzee wouldnt have become national coach in 2016, same with PDiv in 2008, etc. So no, the world of rugby isnt fair, however we are not as bad as the media and social media makes us out to be.
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100%, the world isn't fair at all.

We might not be "as bad", but we are definitely not the 1st or 2nd best team in the world.

I still rate our defense is the best. so number one. 

Our attack, actually when we get going, we could be top 4.

Our kicking , execution not always spot on. So probably 4th/5th.

Our set piece, probably the best in the world.

Our individual skill set, catching , passing accuracy. I would say we are probbaly 6th.

So what does that give you for an overall mark ? 

If we end 3rd , then we played to our potential . If we win , we exceeded our potential!

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Fair enough and I am probably (aka definitely) biased when speaking about the Lions and Springboks. But for the firat time in years I am excited again for the Springboks. Since Rassie took over, it has been growing with every game, that expectation of success and knowing no matter what we will at least not disgrace ourselves and it will be a good game.

One can only imagine where we would have been had Meyer never left (he got a lot of flak, but there was a year or two under him where we scored the most tries for that specific year) or a quality coach (aka not Allister Coetsee) had taken over in 2016. This proves SA rugby just needs good coaching as we do have the players, just like the Lions proved with Ackermann.
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I read an article of a journalist who spoke to Allister after the loss to Italy a few years ago. He was apparently so dejected and defiant that nothing is wrong with the coaching after that loss, but that the loss was simply down to SA not having the quality players all of a sudden anymore (to not even be able to beat Italy,come on seriously?). He suggested that that was about as good as it will get for SA from now on.

What a miserable, egotistic, out-of-his-depth and short sighted "coach" that guy was. He always had a million excuses and no solutions. No wonder all he ever achieved was a CC win (as head coach). Even with 2007, Jake had to get Eddie in to come and do Allister's job.
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