Rated, along with England, as the biggest and baddest side at this World Cup, South Africa were expected to throw their weight about and trample opponents underfoot. It didn't quite work out that way in their opener against New Zealand but not for the want of trying. "There is a saying going around that dynamite comes in small packages,” said Kolbe who is fit to face Japan in Sunday's quarter-final after recovering from a hamstring injury. I wouldn’t say it’s stuck in our head, but we know that it happened,” said Kolbe. “But it’s four years later and a new opportunity for us and we just have to keep building week by week against every team.

Source: Irish Examiner October 16, 2019 07:41 UTC