Springboks play repeat knockout at Rugby World Cup

[WorldNews]

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Bryan Habana believes the fact South Africa have effectively being playing knockout rugby for most of the World Cup will stand them in good stead when they face Wales in the quarter-finals at Twickenham on Saturday. Two-time world champions South Africa suffered a stunning 34-32 defeat by Japan in their opening group match -- one of the all-time great sporting upsets -- but bounced back with three straight wins, including last week's 64-0 thrashing of the United States, to finish top of Pool B. "To be brutally honest, after that Japan loss every game has been a play-off for us," Springbok great Habana told reporters on Monday.

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