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South Africa v United States

Pool A, tomorrow 7pm, Montpellier, ITV4

Schalk Burger returns after suspension for the Springboks at No8, with Wickus van Heerden at blindside flanker. Bakkies Botha is kept on the bench.

South Africa P Montgomery; A Ndungane, J Fourie, F Steyn, B Habana; B James, F du Preez; O du Randt, J Smit (capt), BJ Botha, A van den Berg, V Matfield, W van Heerden, J Smith, S Burger. Replacements B du Plessis, CJ van der Linde, B Botha, B Skinstad, R Pienaar, A Pretorius, JP Pietersen, W Olivier.

Australia v Canada

Pool B, today 2pm, Bordeaux, ITV1

Berrick Barnes, the unsung fly-half now guiding the Wallabies through the knockout phase in the absence of Stephen Larkham, is rested. Julian Huxley lines up alongside Sam Cordingley.

Australia C Latham; C Shepherd, L Tuqiri, A Ashley-Cooper, D Mitchell; J Huxley, S Cordingley; G Holmes, A Freier, A Baxter, N Sharpe, M Chisholm, H McMeniman, G Smith (capt), D Lyons. Replacements S Hardman, G Shepherdson, R Elsom, P Waugh, S Hoiles, G Gregan, M Giteau.

Canada DTH van der Merwe; J Mensah-Coker, M Pyke, D Daypuck, J Pritchard; A Monro, M Williams (capt); R Snow, P Riordan, J Thiel, L Tait, M James, C Yukes, D Biddle, SM Stephen. Replacements A Carpenter, D Pletch, M Pletch, M Burak, M Webb, E Fairhurst, D Spicer.

New Zealand v Romania

Pool C, today, 12pm, Toulouse, ITV1

Most attention will be on a man not playing, the All Black fly-half Dan Carter. He has a calf strain and is replaced by Luke McAlister.

New Zealand N Evans; J Rokocoko, I Toeava, A Mauger, S Sivivatu; L McAlister, A Ellis; N Tialata, K Mealamu, G Somerville, R Thorne, K Robinson, J Collins (capt), C Masoe, S Lauaki. Replacements A Hore, T Woodcock, C Jack, R McCaw, B Leonard, D Howlett, C Smith.

Romania I Dumitras; S Ciuntu, C Gal, R Gontineac, G Brezoianu; I Dimofte, L Sirbu; B Balan, M Tincu, S Florea, S Socol (capt), C Petre, F Corodeanu, A Manta, O Tonita.

Replacements R Mavrodin, P Ion, V Ursache, C Ratiu, V Calafeteanu, F Vlaicu, CR Dascalu.

France v Georgia

Pool D, tomorrow, 2pm, Marseille, ITV1

The centre Yannick Jauzion, scrum-half Pierre Mignoni and wing Christophe Dominici return from the cold for France after the Argentina debacle.

France C Poitrenaud; A Rougerie, D Marty, Y Jauzion, C Dominici; L Beauxis, P Mignoni; O Milloud, S Bruno, J-B Poux, L Nallet, J Thion, S Betsen (capt), Y Nyanga, J Bonnaire.

Replacements D Szarzewski, N Mas, F Pelous, R Martin, J-B Elissalde, D Skrela V Clerc.

Georgia O Barkalaia; B Khamashuridze, R Gigauri, I Giorgadze, O Eloshvili; M Kvirikashvili, I Abuseridze (c); M Magrakvelidze, A Giorgadze, D Zirakashvili, Z Mtchedlishvili, M Gorgodze, I Maisuradze, G Labadze, G Chkhaidze.

Replacements A Kopaliani, G Shvelidze, V Didebulidze, Z Maisuradze, G Elizbarashvili, I Machkhaneli, M Urjukashvili.

 

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