South Africa and Ireland, two of the favourites for the 2023 Rugby Planet Cup, will face every single other in a important Pool B clash at the Stade de France on September 23. Each teams have maintained their unbeaten records in the second round of Planet Cup fixtures, with Ireland defeating Tonga by practically 60 points and South Africa defeating Romania 76-. The principal aim for each squads is to win the tournament, and a victory in this match could potentially lead to an less difficult quarter-final match. On the other hand, with sturdy teams like France and New Zealand anticipated to advance from Pool A, the benefit may perhaps not be considerable. The match among South Africa and Ireland is scheduled for Saturday, September 23 at 8pm BST, 9pm regional time.

In terms of group news, South Africa’s hooker Malcolm Marx has been ruled out of the remainder of the Planet Cup due to a lengthy-term knee injury. He had played in the Pool B win against Scotland in Marseille, but suffered the injury through coaching on Wednesday. As a replacement, Planet Cup-winning fly-half Handre Pollard has been named up by Springboks head coach Jacques Nienaber.

The match will be held at the Stade de France in Paris, a single of the venues for the Rugby Planet Cup.