Fourie: ‘no special plans to hold England pack’

SOUTH AFRICA centre Jaque Fourie claims his team have made no special plans to counteract England’s expected forwards-based approach in the run-up to Saturday’s World Cup final.

The world champions have bludgeoned their way to the showpiece through the strength of their pack and the opportunism of goalkicking fly-half Jonny Wilkinson.

Having ground out narrow victories over Australia in the last eight and France in the semi-final, England are expected to pursue the same tactics and use brute force to get the better of the Springboks in Paris this weekend.