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Jordaan is on 98 while Janse van Rensburg is on 96.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The relatively inexperienced Janse van Rensburg will be partnered at halfback by Tayla Kinsey who has RWC experience from 2014 in Ireland.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outside back Eloise Webb is the only player selected who saw no action in the Boks’ four Tests against Japan and Spain in 2022 as she was out injured. She will play off the bench against France.</span>\r\n\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1420274 size-full\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/RWC-Bok-team-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4469\" height=\"2979\" /> Libbie Janse van Rensburg (with ball) will start at flyhalf for the Springboks against France in their RWC opener on Saturday. 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They are one of tournament favourites, and rightly so, but that is not an issue for us. We have a plan, we have the players. The trick is now to make sure both work in harmony.”</span>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<strong>Visit <a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=in_article_link&utm_campaign=homepage\"><em>Daily Maverick's</em> home page</a> for more news, analysis and investigations</strong>\r\n\r\n<hr />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Springbok women and France have faced off on four occasions previously, with Les Bleus beating South Africa by at least 40 points three times. The Boks’ best result is a 17-all draw back in 2009.</span>\r\n<h4>‘Strong set piece’</h4>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The only new face in the starting line-up for the Bok women’s opening encounter is loosehead prop Charlie, who will make her first start for the team since August 2021 when she debuted against Kenya in Stellenbosch.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“Sanelisiwe is such a player, and I am expecting her to make a significant impact on Saturday. I am sure she will make the most of this opportunity,” said Raubenheimer about Charlie.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her prop partner,</span><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-06-05-trailblazing-bok-prop-babalwa-latsha-is-making-her-mark-on-and-off-the-field/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Babalwa Latsha</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, will make her first RWC appearance after 17 Test matches.</span>\r\n\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1420280 size-full\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/RWC-Bok-team-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4928\" height=\"3280\" /> Springbok women's coach Stanley Raubenheimer says the team's planning has been \"spot on\". (Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)</p>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“We have been working towards this match for months now – 8 October was a clear marker in our diaries, and we are all ready to confront France and the world order on Saturday,” said Latsha.</span>\r\n\r\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read in </span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daily Maverick</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: “</span></i><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-10-02-springbok-star-nadine-roos-owes-it-all-to-her-ouma-sarie/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Springbok star Nadine Roos owes it all to her ‘Ouma Sarie’</span></i></a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">”</span></i>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“We respect our opponents, but this game is about us and how we deliver on match day. We know a strong set piece will make things much easier for our dangerous backline, so we will target that. 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Libbie Janse van Rensburg (with ball) will start at flyhalf for the Springboks against France in their RWC opener on Saturday. (Photo: Lee Warren / Gallo Images)
Springbok women's coach Stanley Raubenheimer says the team's planning has been "spot on". (Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)