Springboks ready to rotate while respecting Romania: 'Player load a big focus'

South Africa will likely rotate a host of players for their second Pool B match against Romania in Bordeaux this weekend, assistant coach Felix Jones said on Tuesday.

The Springboks ran out convincing 18-3 winners over Scotland in their opener in Marseille at the weekend.

Director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has without doubt one of the strongest 33-man squads at his disposal and Irishman Jones, who worked with him and current head coach Jacques Nienaber at Munster, said it was all about player management.

"Rotating our squad and managing player load has been a big focus of ours this year so that we can put ourselves in a position to win each weekend, that's obviously the most important thing," Jones said.

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"Should we progress to the latter end of this pool, we have a squad or selection that is managed in terms of their load and minutes."

Jones said the squad's spirits were high following the win over the Scots.

"I don't think you're ever fully happy," he said. "There are definitely things you want to work on every single week.

"But confidence is good."

The other game in Pool B at the weekend saw world number one-ranked side Ireland despatch Romania 82-8, but Jones insisted there would be no focusing on matching or even trying to beat such a scoreline.

"Every team has their own way of playing, or DNA, or style they want to stay true to," he said.

"We won't be too distracted by how other teams go, necessarily in terms of scorelines."

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South Africa, he said, would remain process-driven and focused on what was "tactically effective" to create opportunities.

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