All Blacks vs. South Africa: Rugby World Cup Final Updates

Page 2: South Africa's lineup is out, featuring Handre Pollard at first five-eighth.

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Page 3: High-risk strategy: A 7-1 bench split with a "bomb squad" of forwards.

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Page 4: Pollard and Faf de Klerk return as halves; last seen in the Springboks' 2019 win.

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Page 5: The All Blacks face a formidable Springbok bench of seven forwards.

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Page 6: Recall of an experimental 7-1 split in a warmup game, with a record win.

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Page 7: Hooker Bongi Mbonambi gets the nod, cleared of misconduct allegations.

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Page 8: South Africa's risk in backline cover: Willie le Roux is the sole reserve.

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Page 9: Both teams aim for a record fourth World Cup title in this colossal battle.

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