Springbok forwards have the tools to solve Welsh challenge, coach says


  • Rugby
  • Tuesday, 22 Oct 2019

Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2019 - Quarter Final - Japan v South Africa - Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - October 20, 2019 South Africa's Makazole Mapimpi celebrates with team mates scoring their third try REUTERS/Issei Kato

TOKYO (Reuters) - The mighty South African pack has all the tools needed to end a four-year losing streak against Wales when the two rugby giants meet in Sunday’s World Cup semi-final, Springboks forwards coach Matt Proudfoot told reporters on Tuesday.

The Welsh have won the last four meetings between the two, with the South Africans' last win coming in their 2015 World Cup quarter-final at Twickenham.

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