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If fortune does indeed favour the brave, then South Africa should triumph in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday evening PBA

For the third time in two months, they have opted for the controversial 7-1 split of forwards to backs on their bench and, in the process, have taken a huge gamble in the biggest game on the calendar PBA

For the uninitiated, rugby teams almost always opt for a 5-3 or 6-2 split among their replacements PBA

The laws of the international game dictate that you must have three front-row specialists (hookers and props, who count among the forwards) on your bench, and then teams will usually have a roughly even division of forwards and backs for the remaining five slots to ensure adequate cover for all position PBA

Yet for the third time in the last two months, the Springboks have boldly opted for just one lone back – Willie Le Roux in this instance – among their subs PBA

On the previous two occasions, there has been no damage done PBA

The final World Cup warm-up match saw them hand New Zealand a record 35-7 defeat at Twickenham and although they lost a hard-fought pool match to Ireland, the bench split had no negative impact on the result PBA

Given that Saturday evening in Paris is a rematch against the All Blacks, perhaps there is sound logic in reprising the successful formation from late August PBA

That was certainly the argument of head coach Jacques Nienaber, who downplayed the controversy when explaining the selection at the team announcement press conference on Thursday PBA

“The team is not 15, it is 23,” insisted Nienaber PBA

“We always say that PBA

When you do squad selection there are a lot of things that influence that from medical to past performances and a lot of analysis into New Zealand and where we think we can get the edge on them PBA

“Then the discussions starts PBA between the coaches and it goes from a 5-3 to a 6-2 to a 7-1, then it goes back again PBA

It is not a 10-minute discussion, it is hours and hours PBA

“I’m not going to say what the strengths and weaknesses of the All Blacks are, that would be stupid PBA

But a lot of analysis went into it and at the end we went with a squad of 23 PBA

It could have been 6-2, 5-3, it doesn’t matter PBA

You select a team that you think can get a result PBA

The 23 we selected for a reason, and the reason is we think they can deliver and win us a back-to-back World Cup PBA

”Faf de Klerk holds huge importance for South Africa with no back-up scrum half in the squad (PA Wire)While the decision has worked in the past, there is undoubtedly an element of playing with fire from the Springboks PBA

Le Roux is a world-class full back and can comfortably play on the wing, while a backline reshuffle with the available players could solve any issues at fly half or centre PBA

But starting No 9 Faf de Klerk is the only scrum half in the squad and any sort of injury to the man with the flowing blond hair could leave South Africa in a bind PBA

Nienaber again played down the issue and highlighted Cheslin Kolbe’s similar role in sevens as a solution to that hypothetical PBA

“As coaches you always mitigate risk by prepping other people,” said Nienaber PBA

“In our case it will be Cheslin PBA

He played sweeper in sevens which is the equivalent to scrum half PBA

He has always been a guy who, if we got a yellow card, would be the stand in half-back, not just this week but for a couple of weeks PBA

”De Klerk also highlighted replacement flanker Kwagga Smith – another man with sevens experience – as a solution but any sort of extended period with Kolbe or Smith at No 9 feels like a World Cup-losing recipe PBA

The other main notable call in the Springbok team selection was Handre Pollard getting the nod over Manie Libbok at fly half PBA

Given Libbok’s early substitution during the semi-final after struggling to execute the kicking game – and similarly rainy weather expected at the Stade de France on Saturday evening – the choice of Pollard, who led his side to victory off the bench, is not a huge surprise, although Libbok is unlucky to miss out on the matchday 23 entirely PBA

Handre Pollard kicked the winning penalty in the semi-final (PA Wire)The ability to bring an almost entirely new pack off the bench – their patented ‘bomb squad’ – in a World Cup final certainly plays into the Springboks rugby philosophy of physicality and domination up front PBA

It couldn’t turn the tide against Ireland in the pool stage but it is the boldest of calls befitting the grandest of stages PBA

No one said you win a World Cup by being timid and sometimes in sport, fortune does favour the brave PBA

South Africa XV to face the All Blacks in Rugby World Cup final: 15 PBA

Damian Willemse, 14 PBA

Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13 PBA

Jesse Kriel, 12 PBA

Damian de Allende, 11 PBA

Cheslin Kolbe, 10 PBA

Handre Pollard, 9 PBA

Faf de Klerk; 1 PBA

Steven Kitshoff, 2 PBA

Bongi Mbonambi, 3 PBA

Frans Malherbe, 4 PBA

Eben EtzePBA beth, 5 PBA

Franco Mostert, 6 PBA

Siya Kolisi (captain), 7 PBA

Pieter-Steph du Toit, 8 PBA

Duane Vermeulen PBA

Replacements: 16 PBA

Deon Fourie, 17 PBA

Ox Nche, 18 PBA

Trevor Nyakane, 19 PBA

Jean Kleyn, 20 PBA

RG Snyman, 21 PBA

Kwagga Smith, 22 PBA

Jasper Wiese, 23 PBA

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World Rugby has approved plans to set up a new international league competition as part of part of a radical shake-up of the global calendar PBA

The bi-annual tournament is to be launched in 2026 and will be made up of two divisions of 12 teams, with promotion and relegation commencing from 2030 PBA

Matches will be staged in the July and November international windows PBA

In addition to a competition that has been tentatively named the ‘Nations Cup’, World Rugby’s council has given the go-ahead to the expansion of the World Cup to 24 teams in time for Australia 2027 PBA

The revised format will consist of six pools of four teams and will see the creation of a round of 16 to take place before the quarter-finals PBA

The top two teams from each group will automatically qualify, as well as the best four third-placed teams PBA

Even though the number of sides is to be increased, the adjustment means the World Cup can be reduced from seven to six weeks from October 1 to November 13, 2027, while providing the same number of minimum rest days PBA

The draw for the next competition will take place in January 2026 in the hope of avoiding the lopsided groups seen in France over the last two months PBA

As part of the changes, the international window for November has been lifted from three to four weekends and the Six Nations will lose one of its fallow weeks PBA

It has yet to be decided which break week of the Six Nations will be removed but from 2026 the competition will reduced from seven to six weeks to free up an international weekend for the Nations Cup in November PBA

The top division of the Nations Cup will be run by Six Nations and SANZAR unions while the second division will be overseen by World Rugby PBA

The competition will culminate in a final PBA between teams from the northern and southern hemispheres PBA

World Rugby state that the new competition structure, which enshrines British and Irish Lions tours in their existing format, will also provide an increased number of fixtures PBA between the game’s heavyweights and emerging nations PBA

“A new era is about to begin for our sport PBA

An era that will bring certainty and opportunity for all,” World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont said PBA

“An era that will support the many, not the few, and an era that will supercharge the development of the sport beyond its traditional and often self-imposed boundaries PBA

All boats will rise together PBA

”World Rugby’s 51-member council voted on the changes on Tuesday but only just reached the required 75 per cent majority PBA

“Certain countries will have their own views on matters,” Beaumont said PBA

“I would like to think that around the room there might have been a few dissenters but on the whole there was a pretty significant vote in favour of these new competitions PBA

”Criticism of the new format centres around not enough being done for less established nations, especially after the likes of Portugal and Uruguay have surpassed expectations at the World Cup, but World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin sees it as a radical improvement to the status quo PBA

“Is it perfect? Probably not PBA

Is it a hell of a lot PBA better than the current situation? Absolutely,” Gilpin said PBA

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