Join us for live updates as it happens in the Springboks' fourth and final Pool B match at the Rugby World Cup, against Canada from Kobe, Japan.
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The Springboks have made 13 changes to their starting XV for Tuesday’s match against Canada in Kobe to manage the four-day turnaround between their final two Rugby World Cup pool matches.
Andrew Coe, the only Canada player to have scored a try at Rugby World Cup 2019, has been named in the starting XV to face South Africa on Tuesday in the Canucks' penultimate Pool B game.
Rassie Erasmus, South Africa’s director of rugby, said the Springboks have planned for the short turnaround between their last two Rugby World Cup pool games and that the match against Canada is just as important as their first three in Japan.
Canada have been playing international rugby since 1932 and have competed in every Rugby World Cup tournament since 1987.
Toyota Cheetahs Guinness PRO14 captain Ruan Pienaar enjoyed his side’s massive 63-26 win over his old club Ulster on Saturday, but the Isuzu Southern Kings coach Robbie Kempson rued missed opportunities in their 31-20 defeat against Munster.
Springbok Sevens captain Philip Snyman has announced his retirement from all rugby following a career-ending back injury.
The Springboks produced an effective all-round performance in their final Rugby World Cup pool match against Canada at the Kobe Misaki Stadium in Kobe City on Tuesday for a rewarding 66-7 victory and a place in the quarter-finals of the international showpiece.
Rassie Erasmus and his coaching team will hit the analysis suite hard in the next two days while the players recharge their batteries after completing a 10-try rout of a brave Canada side to confirm a place in the Rugby World Cup last eight.
Cobus Reinach got a hat-trick and Elton Jantjies converted eight of the Springboks' 10 tries in their 66-7 win over Canada in their final RWC Pool B game in Kobe on Tuesday.
The Springbok Women's Sevens will arrive in Tunisia tomorrow for the Rugby Africa Women's Sevens tournament knowing that they can overcome an important hurdle on their way back to the HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series with a top two finish.
The Springboks have made 13 changes to their starting XV for Tuesday’s match against Canada in Kobe to manage the four-day turnaround between their final two Rugby World Cup pool matches.
Springbok Sevens captain Philip Snyman has announced his retirement from all rugby following a career-ending back injury.
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