The Springboks team Winning wing Cheslin Kolbe said that the current team of South Africa is more formidable than the winning squad of 2019 in Japan, Rugby World Cup.
“Plenty has happened since 2019 and a lot has evolved in the team as well – in a positive way. We respect the decision of the coaches, and we as players just prepare as well as we can throughout the week,” Kolbe said.
“I’m sure there’s going to be a lot of talking about it (the 7-1 split), but that is something we as players can’t control.
“We just focus on the things we can control, and make sure that we don’t get distracted by what’s said.
“There is risk added as well, but we are quite fortunate to have players who can play in various positions and do as well as the player who’s been selected to start there. We just back each other up whenever we go out on that field, and make sure that we play for each other. We support each other, whether it’s a good or bad decision.”
On Saturday in Paris, the only back on the bench is Cobus Reinach. He is a specialist scrumhalf, but has the pace to cover the back-three, while starting backs such as Faf de Klerk and Damian Willemse can cover multiple positions.
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