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.

Playing Selector: Bok tight-five predictions

Ahead of this Sunday’s World Cup quarter-final in Tokyo, CRAIG LEWIS and JOHN GOLIATH pick the Bok tight five they’d like to see play against Japan.

ABs legend predicts Boks-France semi-final

Former All Blacks captain Buck Shelford expects the Boks to beat Japan and Wales to be knocked out at the quarter-final stage for the second World Cup running.

‘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.

Boks must slow Japan tempo, not match it

The Springboks should look to control the contest on Sunday by throwing a wrench into the gears of the Japan attack, writes JON CARDINELLI 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.

Boks have laid a formidable foundation

Rassie Erasmus’ investment in a wider group of players will reap significant benefits in the short and long term, writes JON CARDINELLI.

Kolbe excited for reunion with Japanese wings

Springbok wing Cheslin Kolbe says he is looking forward to facing Japan’s Kotaro Matsushima and Kenki Fukuoka in the World Cup quarter-finals on Sunday.

‘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’.

Watch: ‘Japan deserve their ranking’

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