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Rugby World Cup final squads: England vs South Africa teams

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1st November, 2019
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The final squads for the Rugby World Cup final have been locked in, with both England and South Africa set to square off for the ultimate prize in the international game.

Both Eddie Jones for England and Rassie Erasmus have aimed to keep stability amongst their respective sides for the final of the tournament.

England have in fact made no changes to their starting 15 for the final after what was an outstanding victory over New Zealand in the first of two semi-finals last weekend, also benefiting with an extra 24 hours of rest between the two matches.

Their only change comes on the bench, with the injured Willi Heinz replaced by Ben Spencer.

The English were knocked out in the pool stage during their home World Cup of 2015, so this has been a monumental recovery for the Roses.

The Springboks have also attempted to keep changes to a minimum after a fairly uninspiring semi-final victory over Wales last weekend.

Their only change comes in the form of star winger Cheslin Kolbe’s return to the side from an ankle injury as he replaces Sbu Nkosi on the wing. Erasmus has dropped Nkosi from his side altogether in an otherwise unchanged 23.

The final of the tournament will kick-off at 8pm (AEDT) on Saturday evening.

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Final teams for the Rugby World Cup final

Squads

England
1 Mako Vunipola
2 Jamie George
3 Kyle Sinckler
4 Maro Itoje
5 Courtney Lawes
6 Tom Curry
7 Sam Underhill
8 Billy Vunipola
9 Ben Youngs
10 George Ford
11 Jonny May
12 Owen Farrell (c)
13 Manu Tuilagi
14 Anthony Watson
15 Elliot Daly

Bench
16 Luke Cowan-Dickie
17 Joe Marler
18 Dan Cole
19 George Kruis
20 Mark Wilson
21 Ben Spencer
22 Henry Slade
23 Jonathan Joseph

South Africa
1. Tendai Mtawarira
2. Bongi Mbonambi
3. Frans Malherbe
4. Eben Etzebeth
5. Lood de Jager
6. Siya Kolisi (c)
7. Pieter-Steph du Toit
8. Duane Vermeulen
9. Faf de Klerk
10. Handré Pollard
11. Makazole Mapimpi
12. Damian de Allende
13. Lukhanyo Am
14. Cheslin Kolbe
15. Willie le Roux

Bench
16. Malcolm Marx
17. Steven Kitshoff
18. Vincent Koch
19. RG Snyman
20. Franco Mostert
21. Francois Louw
22. Herschel Jantjies
23. Frans Steyn

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