Springboks rely on old heads in search of third title


  • Rugby
  • Friday, 04 Sep 2015

Australia's Wallabies celebrate as they watch a replay confirming that team mate Tevita Kuridrani had scored a controversial try at the end of their Rugby Championship match against South Africa's Springboks in Brisbane, July 18, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Reed - RTX1KT52

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa will rely on players who have seen it all before as they bid to become the most successful nation in rugby World Cup history at this year's tournament.

Coach Heyneke Meyer has included nine players from the Springboks' winning squad of 2007 as he trumpets the need for calm heads in the pressure moments that are sure to come, particularly in the closing stages of the tournament, when the margin between success and failure can be millimetres.

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