Japan lose fullback to injury

Coach Jamie Joseph has made just one injury-enforced change to Japan’s starting lineup for Sunday’s quarter-final against the Springboks in Tokyo.

World Cup teams (Quarter-finals)

All the lineups from the quarter-final round of the World Cup in Japan.

Watch: ‘We are favourites’

We look at what happened in Tokyo on Thursday as the Springboks build toward their quarter-final clash with Japan.

Boks have benefited from clear communication

Rassie Erasmus’ honesty and clarity of thinking have been a boon for the Boks over the last ’17 weeks’ of World Cup-centred preparations, writes CRAIG LEWIS.

Stars aligning for Siya’s Springboks?

There is an eerie similarity between what unfolded at the 2007 World Cup and what’s happening 12 years later in Japan. And that is good news for the Springboks, writes JOHN GOLIATH.

Bongi better suited to start quarter-final

Coach Rassie Erasmus says he selected Bongi Mbonambi in the Boks’ starting lineup because the hooker is better suited to the game they want to employ in the quarter-final against Japan.

Nienaber: Japan’s wings will look for work

Springbok defence coach Jacques Nienaber says they will have to be wary of the movement of Japan’s wings during their quarter-final in Tokyo on Sunday.

‘We’ve been honest from the outset’

Rassie Erasmus on telling eight players that they won’t feature in the quarter-final, while Matt Proudfoot comments on his valuable coaching stint in Japan.

Erasmus: Springboks are favourites

Rassie Erasmus and the Springboks are in a confident space ahead of their quarter-final showdown with host nation Japan, writes JON CARDINELLI in Tokyo.

Watch: Japan squad plays ‘Janken’

Japan’s World Cup team relaxed before their quarter-final against the Springboks with a unique version of ‘rock, paper, scissors’.