SA Rugby Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus admitted on Monday that he'd much rather be in the situation the Springboks find themselves in at the moment than Ireland.
The Springboks have recalled outside centre Lukhanyo Am into their squad for the Rugby World Cup as an injury replacement for winger Makazole Mapimpi.
Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber "hopes" Ireland and Scotland will not resort to match-fixing in their final Pool B match this weekend.
South Africa's Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus confirmed on Monday that Springbok winger Makazole Mapimpi had suffered a tournament-ending injury at the World Cup.
Springbok fans would have been delighted to see veteran forward Deon Fourie produce a man-of-the-match performance at hooker against Tonga on Sunday.
It was a great night for the Springboks in Marseille as they did what they needed to do against Tonga and all but got the job done in Pool B, but not everything went according to plan.