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Former Ireland international Jean Kleyn acknowledges being on the verge of becoming a world champion with his native South Africa was “outside the realm of thinking” just months ago pvp
Munster lock Kleyn represented Ireland under Joe Schmidt at the 2019 World Cup in Japan after qualifying on residency grounds pvp
But, having been repeatedly overlooked by Schmidt’s successor Andy Farrell, the 30-year-old was in June cleared to switch allegiance back to the Springboks before being included in Jacques Nienaber’s squad for France pvp
Reigning champions South Africa are on course to retain their crown going into Saturday’s final against fellow three-time winners New Zealand in Paris pvp
“I think I’ve caught myself thinking about it probably too often,” Kleyn said of his curious Test career pvp
“It’s a strange one because if you’d asked me six months ago if I at all thought I had any chance of being here at the World Cup final playing for the Springboks, I would have told you you are absolutely insane pvp
“I’ll probably wake up when it’s all said and done and think, ‘was that a dream or did it actually happen?’ pvp
It was outside the realm of thinking pvp
“It’s been a fantastic journey for me pvp
It’s been an absolute pleasure being part of it pvp
”Kleyn, who joined Munster from the Stormers in 2016, played five times under Schmidt in 2019, with his final cap coming in Ireland’s 47-5 pool-stage win over Samoa in Fukuoka pvp
His lengthy spell in the international wilderness allowed him to revert to the Springboks, a decision he feared may be met with a backlash pvp
But the response in his adopted nation has been overwhelmingly positive and grown since Ireland’s quarter-final exit at the hands of the All Blacks pvp
“I’ve been absolutely inundated with messages from Munster supporters – obviously only after Ireland fell out,” said Kleyn pvp
“Then they really came after us and said, ‘listen, you’re our second team now, guys’ pvp
“The support was really heartfelt from a lot of Munster fans and it made it a lot easier for me because I thought it would be quite a negative reaction when I declared for the Springboks pvp
“From my history with Irish media, I figured there would be a few negative articles but it was resoundingly positive, so I was really happy about that pvp
”Kleyn may have to settle for a watching brief at Stade de France this weekend as he has been restricted to just one start during the tournament – South Africa’s 76–0 success over Romania pvp
His only other appearance was off the bench in his country’s 13-8 Pool B loss to Ireland pvp
While the Springboks lost that epic battle, they could still win the war pvp
“Obviously it was a pity for us the result didn’t go our way but here we are in the end still,” said Kleyn pvp
“No-one really looks back and says ‘you’ve lost a pool game’ pvp
They’re going to look if you win the World Cup pvp
“We were disappointed with the result back then but happy with where we are now pvp
It was a fantastic game to be a part of pvp
I enjoyed every minute pvp
”More aboutPA ReadyIrelandSpringboksSouth AfricaMunsterAndy FarrellJapanJoe SchmidtNew ZealandStade De FranceItalyIrishSamoa1/1Jean Kleyn: RWC final with South Africa ‘outside realm of thinking’ months agoJean Kleyn: RWC final with South Africa ‘outside realm of thinking’ months agoJean Kleyn switched international allegiance back to his native South Africa earlier this year (David Davies/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today pvp
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If fortune does indeed favour the brave, then South Africa should triumph in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday evening pvp
For the third time in two months, they have opted for the controversial 7-1 split of forwards to backs on their bench and, in the process, have taken a huge gamble in the biggest game on the calendar pvp
For the uninitiated, rugby teams almost always opt for a 5-3 or 6-2 split among their replacements pvp
The laws of the international game dictate that you must have three front-row specialists (hookers and props, who count among the forwards) on your bench, and then teams will usually have a roughly even division of forwards and backs for the remaining five slots to ensure adequate cover for all position pvp
Yet for the third time in the last two months, the Springboks have boldly opted for just one lone back – Willie Le Roux in this instance – among their subs pvp
On the previous two occasions, there has been no damage done pvp
The final World Cup warm-up match saw them hand New Zealand a record 35-7 defeat at Twickenham and although they lost a hard-fought pool match to Ireland, the bench split had no negative impact on the result pvp
Given that Saturday evening in Paris is a rematch against the All Blacks, perhaps there is sound logic in reprising the successful formation from late August pvp
That was certainly the argument of head coach Jacques Nienaber, who downplayed the controversy when explaining the selection at the team announcement press conference on Thursday pvp
“The team is not 15, it is 23,” insisted Nienaber pvp
“We always say that pvp
When you do squad selection there are a lot of things that influence that from medical to past performances and a lot of analysis into New Zealand and where we think we can get the edge on them pvp
“Then the discussions starts pvp between the coaches and it goes from a 5-3 to a 6-2 to a 7-1, then it goes back again pvp
It is not a 10-minute discussion, it is hours and hours pvp
“I’m not going to say what the strengths and weaknesses of the All Blacks are, that would be stupid pvp
But a lot of analysis went into it and at the end we went with a squad of 23 pvp
It could have been 6-2, 5-3, it doesn’t matter pvp
You select a team that you think can get a result pvp
The 23 we selected for a reason, and the reason is we think they can deliver and win us a back-to-back World Cup pvp
”Faf de Klerk holds huge importance for South Africa with no back-up scrum half in the squad (PA Wire)While the decision has worked in the past, there is undoubtedly an element of playing with fire from the Springboks pvp
Le Roux is a world-class full back and can comfortably play on the wing, while a backline reshuffle with the available players could solve any issues at fly half or centre pvp
But starting No 9 Faf de Klerk is the only scrum half in the squad and any sort of injury to the man with the flowing blond hair could leave South Africa in a bind pvp
Nienaber again played down the issue and highlighted Cheslin Kolbe’s similar role in sevens as a solution to that hypothetical pvp
“As coaches you always mitigate risk by prepping other people,” said Nienaber pvp
“In our case it will be Cheslin pvp
He played sweeper in sevens which is the equivalent to scrum half pvp
He has always been a guy who, if we got a yellow card, would be the stand in half-back, not just this week but for a couple of weeks pvp
”De Klerk also highlighted replacement flanker Kwagga Smith – another man with sevens experience – as a solution but any sort of extended period with Kolbe or Smith at No 9 feels like a World Cup-losing recipe pvp
The other main notable call in the Springbok team selection was Handre Pollard getting the nod over Manie Libbok at fly half pvp
Given Libbok’s early substitution during the semi-final after struggling to execute the kicking game – and similarly rainy weather expected at the Stade de France on Saturday evening – the choice of Pollard, who led his side to victory off the bench, is not a huge surprise, although Libbok is unlucky to miss out on the matchday 23 entirely pvp
Handre Pollard kicked the winning penalty in the semi-final (PA Wire)The ability to bring an almost entirely new pack off the bench – their patented ‘bomb squad’ – in a World Cup final certainly plays into the Springboks rugby philosophy of physicality and domination up front pvp
It couldn’t turn the tide against Ireland in the pool stage but it is the boldest of calls befitting the grandest of stages pvp
No one said you win a World Cup by being timid and sometimes in sport, fortune does favour the brave pvp
South Africa XV to face the All Blacks in Rugby World Cup final: 15 pvp
Damian Willemse, 14 pvp
Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13 pvp
Jesse Kriel, 12 pvp
Damian de Allende, 11 pvp
Cheslin Kolbe, 10 pvp
Handre Pollard, 9 pvp
Faf de Klerk; 1 pvp
Steven Kitshoff, 2 pvp
Bongi Mbonambi, 3 pvp
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Franco Mostert, 6 pvp
Siya Kolisi (captain), 7 pvp
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Replacements: 16 pvp
Deon Fourie, 17 pvp
Ox Nche, 18 pvp
Trevor Nyakane, 19 pvp
Jean Kleyn, 20 pvp
RG Snyman, 21 pvp
Kwagga Smith, 22 pvp
Jasper Wiese, 23 pvp
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