Pietersen relishing Savea World Cup battle

[WorldNews]

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South Africa wing JP Pietersen insisted Monday he is looking forward to confronting New Zealand flyer Julian Savea, arguably the most potent attacking threat in rugby, in Saturday's World Cup semi-final. Savea was in supreme form with a hat-trick out of nine New Zealand tries as the reigning world champions thrashed France 62-13 in the quarter-finals. There were times at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday when the 6ft 4in (1.93 metre), 227 pounds (103 kilo) Savea, simply bounced off would-be French tacklers.

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