Koch confident Boks optimally utilised 'off week': 'We've prepped for a quarter-final'

In Toulon

Versatile Springbok prop Vincent Koch said their training sharpness this week will come in handy in the event where they qualify for the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals.

The Springboks are on top of Pool B with 15 points from their completed four matches, but they have to wait on the outcome of Saturday night's Celtic clash between Scotland and Ireland at the Stade de France in Paris to know when and who they'll be playing.

If the Boks finish first in Pool B, they'll face the All Blacks at the Stade de France next Saturday, and if they finish second, they'll have the unenviable task of tackling France next Sunday.

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The Boks were on a bye week this week, with the players spending their off-days with their families and some taking trips to Toulon and Cassis' lovely beaches. Les Sablettes also proved a quiet enough suburb for them to blend in, even though the locals have been sharp-eyed enough to recognise them.

While the rest was important for them to keep their minds away from the game, Koch said it was also necessary to stay switched on.

"We've been training as if we're going to the quarter-finals, so it's been a great week for us," Koch said.

"Our main focus is on the quarter-finals, but I don't think the wait is tense because we've done what's necessary from our side to play a quarter-final.

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"Whatever happens in that game is out of our hands, but we've prepped for a quarter-final. We're here to win the World Cup, we've got a plan and we're working hard to succeed at that plan.

"We're not going to sit around and wait for other teams to play, from where we