The Springboks have booked their place in the World Cup quarterfinal with an emphatic 66-7 win over Canada on Tuesday.
Scoring 10 tries to one, coach Rassie Erasmus’s charges now have to wait to see who they will face in the next round.
With Italy and New Zealand still crossing swords in Pool B on Saturday, it is expected that the All Blacks will beat the Italians to claim first place in the pool.
That means South Africa, in second, will then lock horns with the winner of Pool A.
As it stands, that honour belongs to hosts Japan, who play Scotland on Saturday.
SATISFIED: Bok coach Rassie Erasmus. Picture: Rebecca Naden/Reuters.
With Pool A still being wide open, Erasmus says it doesn’t matter who they will face, they know it will be tough.
The coach explains: “We’re going to have to wait and see who we’re going to play in the quarterfinal.
“The competition is so stiff, but we have a good chance [of winning the tournament] like everybody else.
“We played Japan a few weeks back and they are a class act.
“Ireland are a class outfit and Scotland too. So there will be some tough opposition in the next few weeks.”
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Captain Siya Kolisi, meanwhile, says of the win over Canada: “I am really proud of the boys - especially in the first half.
“We stuck to our system and in the second half things got a bit loose.
“The main thing is the boys enjoyed themselves. which is really important.”