#RWC2015 Diary: Brits feels sorry for English

Watching England’s painful exit from the Rugby World Cup in the pool stage has served as a motivation for South Africa to avoid such misery so early in the competition, says Schalk Brits.

The Springbok hooker will be on the bench for his side’s final Pool B game against the United States today, where defeat could see them booted out of the competition if other results go against them.

Brits, who has plied his trade at English club Saracens since 2009, said he has sympathy for players he counts as friends off the pitch, if enemies on it.