Springbok 'Beast' braced for English onslaught in final

YOKOHAMA, Japan - South Africa's Tendai 'Beast' Mtawarira believes the Springboks will have to "play out of our skins" to beat England in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday.

England booked its place in the showpiece match in Yokohama with a stunning 19-7 win over New Zealand last weekend that ended the All Blacks' eight-year reign as world champions.

By contrast, South Africa ground out a 16-13 semifinal victory over Wales in an attritional contest to set up a repeat of the 2007 final that the Springboks won 15-6 in Paris.