His expected move to France after the World Cup – although the contract has not yet been signed – adds some intrigue to that part of the game. What better way to impress his future employers than to shut down the likes of Virimi Vakatawa and Damian Penaud?

For Wales, everyone looks to be fit, a far cry from the injury-ravaged side of four years ago, giving the feeling that everything could be falling into place at just the right time.

WHAT MORE CAN WE EXPECT FROM THE BRAVE BLOSSOMS?

They have been the story of this World Cup. Jamie Joseph’s Japan stunned Ireland and then followed that up with some sumptuous play to see off Scotland and set up the most romantic of the quarter-finals.

Four years after the Brighton miracle, Japan meet South Africa again. Then, Japan had one World Cup win ever to their name. They are now on a run of six in a row, bettered only by the All Blacks.

In many ways this game will be a battle of opposites, a mammoth South African pack looking to overwhelm the lightning fast Japanese forwards.

The backlines are more similar. Faf de Klerk will certainly kick more than Yutaka Nagare, who kicked precisely zero times against Scotland, but they are equally nippy and keen to play up tempo. Cheslin Kolbe would slot straight into Japan’s back three and ensures they do not have a monopoly on diminutive, lightning fast wingers.

The test for Japan will be whether they can stand up to the Springboks’ desire to impose their will physically. We saw Scotland come back into their clash in Yokohama through their forward power. WP Nel and Zander Fagerson both crossed in the second half, and while they are both big men, South Africa have even bigger giants to call upon.

Japan will hope that the tempo they play at negates the threat of Pieter-Steph du Toit, Duane Vermeulen and Eben Etzebeth, but when South Africa slow it down, there are not many who can hold them out.

WILL CHEIKA FINALLY GET THE BETTER OF JONES?

It is played six won six for England under Eddie Jones against Australia, so there will be added spice to Saturday’s quarter-final in a match that barely needed it.

Both Jones and opposite number Michael Cheika spent their playing days at Randwick, and neither is shy of throwing a few barbs out both before and after matches.

England have enjoyed a lot of success against the Wallabies since being unceremoniously dumped out of a home World Cup four years ago.

That includes an historic 3-0 whitewash Down Under in 2016 and as statistician Russ Petty notes, England have topped 30 points five times in their six victories since 2015. That was something they have only managed twice ever prior to Jones’ arrival.

The England coach has not been afraid to make big calls, dropping George Ford despite his outstanding form in the pool stages. That decision is eerily reminiscent of the call to dump Ford in 2015 against the Wallabies. Jones will be hoping that the comparisons end there.

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