The ULTIMATE Springboks danger man

Kurt-Lee Arendse boasts a frightening strike rate for the Springboks. Can he keep it up against England in the Rugby World Cup semi-final?

South Africa's wing Kurt-Lee Arendse (R) celebrates with flyhalf Manie Libbok. Photo by WIKUS DE WET / AFP)

The world champion Springboks contest a Rugby World Cup semi-final with England, and there are dangerous weapons all over the pitch.

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Manie Libbok’s maverick playmaking ability and tactical kicking are the perfect foil for dangerous wingers Cheslin Kolbe and Kurt-Lee Arendse. The latter, in particular, is a massive concern for England as a counter-attacking weapon. The prolific 27-year-old has scored 13 tries in 13 tests for the Springboks. His dazzling 8th-minute breakaway try against France in the quarter-finals was lucky number 13. His immaculate 100% strike rate remains intact and he will be confident he can keep it going against England on Saturday.

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Saturday’s semi-final will be the sixth RWC clash between the Boks and England. South Africa won in the 1999 quarter-final (44-21) in Paris; the pool game (36-0) and final (15-6) in 2007, both in Paris; and the final (32-12) in Yokohama in 2019. England won the pool game in Perth in 2003 (25-6). The Springboks boast an 80% win rate against their old foes at the world’s biggest tournament, and two of those four wins have come in the match that matters most of all. Fresh in the memory, of course, is that dazzling 32-12 win in Japan four years ago.

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