Watch: Kolbe wary of Japan wings
We look at what happened in Tokyo on Wednesday as the Springboks build toward their quarter-final clash with Japan.
Quotes of the day: ‘I’m more of a bakkie person’
A selection of the best quotes from players and coaches at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan on Wednesday.
‘Japan don’t have forward firepower to beat Boks’
Former Springbok assistant coach Brendan Venter believes that Japan won’t be able to dominate the Boks’ forward pack during Sunday’s quarter-final in Tokyo.
Kolbe: I’m fit, confident and ready
Cheslin Kolbe talks about facing Kotaro Matsushima and Kenki Fukuoka, while Herschel Jantjies highlights the need to nullify the pace of the Japan attacking game.
‘We’ve got our own Ferraris’
Duane Vermeulen on the loose-forward battle and Japan’s goal to play a high-tempo game, while Willie le Roux says the Boks have their own ‘Ferraris’.
‘We start to act like idiots’
A selection of the best quotes from players and coaches at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan on Tuesday.
Japan vs Scotland drew record 60m TV audience
More than half of the Japanese population watched the World Cup match between Japan and Scotland in Yokohama on Sunday.
France plan to run Wales ragged
France duo Louis Picamoles and Gael Fickou have admitted that Les Bleus are planning an all-out pace assault in their quarter-final against Wales in Oita on Sunday.
‘England’s best yet to come’
Scrumhalf Ben Youngs has warned the Wallabies that England have yet to reveal the full potency of their attack at the World Cup.
Five top tries from RWC 2019
Five of the best tries scored during the pool stage of the 2019 World Cup, featuring South Africa, Wales, New Zealand and Japan.
