1 Nov 2019

England line-up unchanged for Rugby World Cup final

From Morning Report, 8:21 am on 1 November 2019

England has names an unchanged line-up from the side that steam rolled the All Blacks for the Rugby World Cup decider on Saturday against South Africa.

The Springboks have just one change - the return of wing Cheslin Kolbe after injury.

When the Springboks triumphed in Johannesburg 24 years ago there was just one black player in the starting XV, Chester Williams.

By the time of their second World Cup win in 2007, there were still only two.

This time, in Rassie Erasmus's squad of 31, 11 are black.

If they take the title, for the first time, a black captain will lift the cup.

Ken Borland speaks to Morning Report from South Africa.