South Africa vs Tonga: Rugby World Cup – LIVE!
The penultimate matchweek of the 2023 Rugby World Cup pool stage wraps up tonight with a gathering between the Springboks and the Sea Eagles in Marseille. South Africa can e book their place within the quarter-finals by notching a bonus-point win right here, whereas Tonga want the identical to maintain their faint hopes alive.
Defeat to Ireland final week means defending champions South Africa are, realistically, combating for second place in Pool B until outcomes go their approach by Scotland inflicting an upset subsequent weekend. The Boks have the ultimate spherical of matches off, making this their final probability to generate some momentum forward of the knockouts.
Tonga have been comfortably overwhelmed by each the Irish and Scots to open their World Cup in a gaggle of dying that a minimum of ends in every week’s time with a conflict towards minnows Romania. Follow South Africa vs Tonga LIVE through Standard Sport’s matchday weblog!
Live updates
Today’s venue: The Stade Velodrome
South Africa vs Tonga newest odds
South Africa to win: 1/200
Tonga to win: 50/1
Draw: 50/1
Odds through Befair (topic to vary).
The Boks followers are out in drive in Marseille!
Evening Standard rating prediction
The Springboks want a strong efficiency to spherical off their pool stage to guarantee their place within the quarter-finals.
South Africa to win, with a bonus level.
Tonga XV: Piutau; Inisi, Fekitoa, Ahki, Tuitavuki; Havili, Pulu; Fisi’ihoi, Ngauamo, Tameifuna (c); L Fifita, Lousi; Halaifonua, Talitui, Paea
Replacements: Moli, Koloamatangi, Apikotoa, Coleman, Vailanu, Takulua, Pellegrini, Taumoepeau
Tonga group news
Tonga are with out suspended No8 Vaea Fifita, the previous All Black who was handed a four-game ban following his sending off towards Scotland.
He’s changed by Semisi Paea, whereas Anzelo Tuitavuki and Fine Inisi additionally come onto the wings.
South Africa XV: Le Roux; Williams, Moodie, Esterhuizen, Mapimpi; Pollard, Reinach; Nche, Fourie, Koch; Etzebeth, Orie; Kolisi (c), Vermeulen, Wiese
Replacements: Van Staden, Kitshoff, Nyakane, Mostert, Smith, Hendrikse, Kriel, Libbok
South Africa group news
South Africa present 12 modifications from the aspect that have been bested by Ireland in a massively bodily encounter in Paris, with solely captain Siya Kolisi, lock Eben Etzebeth and No8 Jasper Wiese retaining their beginning berths.
Handre Pollard is parachuted in to bolster the Boks’ dreadful goal-kicking, at No10 rather than Libbok having solely been known as as much as the squad final week as a substitute for injured hooker Malcolm Marx.
Pollard had missed out on choice for Jacques Nienaber’s authentic World Cup squad after being sidelined with a calf harm.
Where to look at South Africa vs Tonga
TV channel: In the UK, South Africa vs Tonga will likely be proven stay on free-to-air channel ITV1, with protection beginning at 7:15pm.
Live stream: The sport can also be out there to look at at no cost on-line through the ITV web site and ITVX app.
South Africa vs Tonga LIVE!
Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s protection of South Africa vs Tonga on the 2023 Rugby World Cup!
The penultimate weekend of the pool stage has been a reasonably quiet one given the absence of many huge names, with the Springboks the highest group in motion as we speak as they face Tonga in Marseille.
Stade Velodrome hosts this one with kick-off at 8pm BST.
You can observe all of the motion LIVE, proper right here on the weblog the place we’ll carry you all of the build-up, match motion and response.