SA
	No.	Name
15Damian Willemse, FB T
14Warrick Gelant, W T
13Damian de Allende, C T
12Frans Steyn, C T
11Sbu Nkosi, W T
10Elton Jantjies, FH  8
9Cobus Reinach, SH T 3
1Thomas du Toit, P
2Schalk Brits, H T
3Vincent Koch, P
4RG Snyman, L
5Franco Mostert, L
6Siya Kolisi, FL
7Kwagga Smith, FL
8Francois Louw, N8
Replacements
16Malcolm Marx, R
17Steven Kitshoff, R
18Frans Malherbe, R T
19Eben Etzebeth, R
20Pieter Steph Du Toit, R
21Herschel Jantjies, R
22Handre Pollard, R
23Willie Le Roux, R

CAN
	No.	Name
15Andrew Coe, FB
14Jeff Hassler, W
13Conor Trainor, C
12Ciaran Hearn, C
11DTH Van Der Merwe, W
10Peter Nelson, FH 
9Phil Mack, SH
1Hubert Buydens, P
2Andrew Quattrin, H
3Jake Ilnicki, P
4Evan Olmstead, L
5Kyle Baillie, L
6Lucas Rumball, FL
7Matt Heaton, FL T
8Tyler Ardron, N8
16Benoit Piffero, R
17Djustice Sears-Duru, R
18Matt Tierney, R
19Josh Larsen, R
20Mike Sheppard, R
21Jamie Mackenzie, R
22Shane O'Leary, R
23Guiseppe du Toit, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Kobe Misaki Stadium

6:15 AM, October 8, 2019

1921dReuters

Springboks overwhelm Canada to storm into Rugby World Cup quarterfinals

Cobus Reinach scored a hat-trick of tries as South Africa celebrated their 500th Test by storming into the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals with a 66-7 victory over Canada in Kobe.

Match Commentary

81'		66-7 End of second half
80'		South Africa run out convincing winners on the back of a scintillating first-half performance. The won the second half only 19-7, despite having a man advantage throughout, but they'll focus on the intensity and excellence they displayed in the first 40. Canada, conversely, will focus on the heart they displayed in the second half to regain some pride from the fixture ahead of their final game against Namibia on Sunday.
78'		Canada go wide but DTH Van der Merwe spills the ball in space to bomb the opportunity.

Match Stats

CAN

63%

37%

66%

34%

CAN

128	Runs	63
669	Meters Run	215
25	Clean Breaks	7
68	Tackles	123
17	Missed Tackles	47
10	Turnover Knock On	6

Standings

Pool A
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	FRA	4	+178	18
2	NZL	4	+206	15
3	ITALY	4	-67	10
4	URUG	4	-99	5
5	NAMIB	4	-218	0
Pool B
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	IRE	4	+144	19
2	SA	4	+117	15
3	SCOT	4	+75	10
4	TONGA	4	-81	5
5	ROM	4	-255	0
Pool C
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	WALES	4	+84	19
2	FIJI	4	+5	11
3	AUS	4	-1	11
4	POR	4	-39	6
5	GEO	4	-49	3
Pool D
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	ENG	4	+111	18
2	ARG	4	+58	14
3	JPN	4	+2	9
4	SAMOA	4	+17	7
5	CHI	4	-188	0

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