One side have gone with a 5-3 split on the bench, the other 6-2. One have picked a brilliant playmaker at fly-half over a consistent goal-kicker; the other the World Cup’s leading points scorer. One have talked about being nice to referees and wanting to be liked; the other risked international condemnation by rushing back their best player from a serious head injury in pursuit of victory.
One team is France, one is South Africa. You would never have guessed which was which just a few weeks ago. Answer: South Africa are the first in each dichotomy.
