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Cape Town - National Football League (NFL) superstar Tom Brady is backing the Springboks for 2019 Rugby World Cup glory after posting a video wishing the Boks well in Japan.
The Springboks' official Twitter account posted the short clip of the six-time Super Bowl winner wishing Rassie Erasmus' men well ahead of their highly-anticipated clash against the All Blacks on Saturday.
Kick-off is at 11:45 SA time.
"Springboks, good luck to you in Japan," Brady said.
"Kick some butt, go Bokke!"
The 42-year-old New England Patriots quarterback is considered among the greatest of all time in the NFL and is one of the most recognisable faces in all of sport.
Brady holds the record for the most Super Bowl rings (6) alongside the most career wins by a quarterback in the regular and post-season.
?? Can't go wrong with the GOAT in your corner
— Springboks (@Springboks) September 20, 2019
?? Appreciate the support @tombrady #StrongerTogether #RWC2019 #RWCTokyo pic.twitter.com/BuV6Wl657b
Saturday's clash is scheduled for 11:45 (SA time).
Teams:
South Africa
15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Handre Pollard, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Steven Kitshoff
Substitutes: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Tendai Mtawarira, 18 Trevor Nyakane, 19 RG Snyman, 20 Francois Louw, 21 Herschel Jantjies, 22 Frans Steyn, 23 Jesse Kriel
New Zealand
15 Beauden Barrett 14 Sevu Reece, 13 Anton Lienert-Brown, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 George Bridge, 10 Richie Mo’unga, 9 Aaron Smith, 8 Kieran Read (captain), 7 Sam Cane, 6 Ardie Savea, 5 Scott Barrett, 4 Sam Whitelock, 3 Nepo Laulala, 2 Dane Coles, 1 Joe Moody
Substitutes: 16 Codie Taylor, 17 Ofa Tuungafasi, 18 Angus Ta’avao, 19 Patrick Tuipulotu, 20 Shannon Frizell, 21 TJ Perenara, 22 Sonny Bill Williams, 23 Ben Smith
