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South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber has named his matchday 23 to face New Zealand in the World Cup final at Stade de France on Saturday.
Half-backs Faf de Klerk and Handre Pollard start in the only two changes to the starting line-up that faced England in the semi-finals. They replace Cobus Reinach and Manie Libbok, who drop out of the 23 altogether as South Africa revert to the 7-1 split of forwards and backs among the replacements that they used in the Pool B match against Ireland on 23 September.
All Springbok Tries so far in Rugby World Cup 2023
Third Place Playoffs
Game 47 FRI 27 Oct 21h00 Argentina v England (Stade de France – Paris)
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No changes to the team that defeated France in the quarter-finals. The Springbok starting team on Saturday will be the most experienced ever selected for South Africa with a combined total of 895 Test caps.
World Rugby has announced the match officials for the Rugby World Cup 2023 semi-finals at Stade de France this weekend.
Angus Gardner (Australia) will referee Argentina v New Zealand in Saint-Denis on Friday, 20 October (21:00 CET). He will be joined by assistant referees Nic Berry (Australia) and Karl Dickson (England) with Ben Whitehouse (Wales) as TMO.
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