South Africa face Tonga on Sunday in their fourth and final Rugby World Cup outing of Pool B. Get the latest team news, kick-off times and more here!
SA’s final Pool B match
Jacques Nienaber’s men complete their pool match duties here, with a bye in the final round ahead of the quarterfinals.
Although the world champions are expected to ease past the Tongans on Sunday, they should take note of the South Africa class of 2007 which narrowly managed to scrape home 30-25 against the Pacific Islanders in Lens.
An incredible full length field effort from Tonga, finished by Viliami Vaki the last time they faced the Springboks at #RWC2007 🇹🇴#RWC2023 | @officialTongaRU pic.twitter.com/VvCNvPbay4
— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) August 18, 2023
Betting odds
South Africa N/A | Draw 66/1 | Tonga 33/1
Handicap
SA (-41.5) 9/10 | Tonga (+41.5) 9/10
Teams
South Africa
15 Willie le Roux, 14 Grant Williams, 13 Canan Moodie, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Duane Vermeulen, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Marvin Orie, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Deon Fourie, 1 Ox Nche.
Subs: 16 Marco van Staden, 17 Steven Kitshoff, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 Franco Mostert, 20 Kwagga Smith, 21 Jaden Hendrikse, 22 Jesse Kriel, 23 Manie Libbok.
Tonga
TBA
When And Where To Watch
Build-up to this Rugby World Cup Pool B clash starts at 19:45, with match coverage commencing at 20:45 live on SuperSport Grandstand (channel 201).
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Known as the Orange Vélodrome due to sponsorship reasons, this 67, 294 capacity multi-purpose stadium opened in 1937 and has played host to a number of famous sports tournaments, including matches at the 1938 and 1998 FIFA World Cups, a series of UEFA European Championships as well as the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
It was at this venue that South Africa dispatched of Scotland 18-3 in the first round.
