Holders South Africa are 'fully focused' on Sunday's meeting with Romania in the Rugby World Cup, in spite of injuries to two of their leading players.
The Springboks play Romania for only the second time at a World Cup in Bordeaux on Sunday.
The Springboks have had negative news about hooker Malcom Marx and lock Eben Etzebeth this week since opening their tournament with an efficient win over Scotland.Marx will miss the remainder of their title defence, while Etzebeth is out until the build-up to their third pool match against world number one side Ireland on September 23.
"We're fully focused on Romania because we should show them that respect. It's only the second time we've played them in a World Cup so it's a special game for us."So we're not talking about anything other than Romania," he added.He has named four scrumhalves in his matchday squad with Grant Williams on the wing and Faf de Klerk covering fly-half on the bench.
At the other end of the experience scale, head coach Eugen Apjok has handed an opportunity to 14 players aged 26 or under for the match."It's a chance to play against big nations. We don't play big nations every day.
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