South Africa face Romania on Sunday in their second Rugby World Cup outing of Pool B. Get the latest team news, kick-off times and more here!
SA to heap more misery on Romania?
After copping an 8-82 loss to World No 1 Ireland in the first round, the Mighty Oaks of Romania should be in for a similarly difficult outing against a South African side that eased past Scotland 18-3 last week.
When the @Springboks ‘Bomb Squad’ did their thing at scrum time on Sunday
— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) September 13, 2023
Game-changing impact off the bench in a hard-fought match#RWC2023 | #RSAvSCO pic.twitter.com/ckkUofcUmE
Betting odds
South Africa *TBA | Draw 66/1 | Romania 33/1
Handicap
SA (-69.5) 9/10 | Romania (+69.5) 9/10
Teams
South Africa
Springboks: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Grant Williams, 13 Canan Moodie, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Kwagga Smith, 6 Marco van Staden, 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Jean Kleyn, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche
Replacements: 16 Deon Fourie , 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Jasper Wiese, 21 Jaden Hendrikse, 22 Faf de Klerk, 23 Jesse Kriel
Romania
Challenging South Africa 👏
— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) September 15, 2023
Here come The Oaks that will face the reigning champions#RWC2023 | #RSAvROU | @RugbyRomania pic.twitter.com/teVUeakPCf
When And Where To Watch
Build-up to this Rugby World Cup Pool B clash starts at 13:45, with match coverage beginning at 14:45 live on SuperSport Grand Stand (channel 201).
Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux
Also known as the the Matmut Atlantique, the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux opened in May 2015 and seats 42,115. It’s the home ground of Ligue 2 football outfit FC Girondins de Bordeaux and hosted the Ireland/ Romania and Wales/ Fiji clashes during the first round of RWC 2023.
