Ireland take on South Africa in a massive Rugby World Cup clash on Saturday night in Paris
Andy Farrell will today name his Ireland team to face South Africa in this Saturday's massive Rugby World Cup clash.
Ireland have defeated Romania and Tonga so far in France, but facing the defending World Cup champions will be a huge step up for Farrell's men. The Springboks have made 13 personnel changes for the match, with hooker Bongi Mbonambi and Damian Willemse, who switches from fly-half to full-back, the only two starting players retained from last Sunday’s 76-0 thrashing of Romania.
Head coach Jacques Nienaber has opted for a seven-one split of forwards and backs on a stacked bench for the Stade de France showdown. His selection shows just one enforced alteration from the team which launched their title defence with an 18-3 win over Scotland on September 10, with Mbonambi continuing in place of Malcolm Marx, whose tournament was ended by a serious knee injury sustained in that game.Check out our updates below (courtesy of the
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