The Springboks will be placing a lot of emphasis on discipline on Saturday night when they face Ireland at the Rugby World Cup in France.

The Boks and Irish will battle it out in a final Pool B fixture and this is arguably the biggest match at the World Cup is quite some time.

A win will elevate the Springboks to the top of Pool B and confirm their place in the quarter-finals.

The coach of the Springboks Jacques Nienaber said that discipline will be important against the world’s top-ranked team.

“When two top teams play each other, discipline is important, not just keeping 15 players on the field but discipline in general.

“Penalty counts - if you give a team like Ireland ill-discipline, they can either convert that into points or get territory and put you under pressure in your own 22 so discipline in general will be important.”

Saturday night’s game at Stade de France kicks off at 21:00.

Springboks - 15 Damian Willemse, 14 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Cheslin Kolbe, 10 Manie Libbok, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Steven Kitshoff

Replacements - 16 Deon Fourie, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 Jean Kleyn, 20 RG Snyman, 21 Marco van Staden, 22 Kwagga Smith, 23 Cobus Reinach

Ireland - 15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Mack Hansen, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 James Lowe, 10 Johnny Sexton (captain), 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Caelan Doris, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Peter O’Mahony, 5 James Ryan, 4 Tadhg Beirne, 3 Tadhg Furlon, 2 Ronan Kelleher, 1 Andrew Porter 

Replacements - 16 Dan Sheehan, 17 David Kilcoyne, 18 Finlay Bealham, 19 Iain Henderson, 20 Ryan Baird, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Jack Crowley, 23 Robbie Henshaw

Morgan Piek OFM Sport