Watch USA Eagles Vs. South Africa Springboks Live Online: Rugby World Cup 2015 Clash, Streaming


Rugby fans can watch live online as the USA Eagles face their most daunting test yet in their so-far winless 2015 Rugby World Cup campaign, as they take on the fearsome two-time World Cup champion South Africa Springboks on Wednesday in a game that sees the United States change almost their entire starting XV from their 39-16 trouncing by Scotland on September 27.

South Africa, on the other hand, remains with their strongest side, making only two changes from the team that defeated Scotland on Saturday. The mostly unchanged side could show how determined the Springboks have become not to suffer another shocking upset, as happened in their opening match against Japan — especially with just a four-day turnaround from their previous match.

The USA Eagles had a full 10 days to heal their bruises from the beating delivered by Scotland but elected to field an almost entirely fresh side anyway.

USA Rugby South Africa Samu Manoa
USA Eagles star Samu Manoa

Only Phil Thiel, Samu Manoa and fullback Blaine Scully will remain in the lineup from the Scotland game, with seven of the USA replacements making their World Cup debuts against one of the tournament favorites and the fourth-ranked national rugby team in the world.

USA Rugby CEO Nigel Melville has said that he is placing high importance on the Eagles grabbing one win from their four Pool B matches, after which they will exit the World Cup with no hope of making the knockout round. It appears that Coach Mike Tolkin is opting to get his less experienced players some time in a game that he knows the USA cannot win before the team goes all out to defeat Japan on October 11.

To find out how to watch the USA Eagles vs South Africa Springboks 2015 Rugby World Cup match live online, see the streaming info in the final paragraph of this article. The contest is scheduled to get underway at 4:45 p.m. British Summer Time on Wednesday, October 7, at what could be a sold-out, 80,000-seat Olympic Stadium on the east side of London, England.

United States viewers can log in to the live stream at 11:45 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 8:45 a.m. Pacific.

USA-South Africa Rugby World Cup Lwazi Mvovo
Lwazi Mvovo of South Africa will get a start on Wednesday.

While the USA Eagles appear to be looking ahead to their Japan match, all but conceding in advance against South Africa, the Springboks say they are taking no chances with what they see as a tough and spirited USA side.

“We don’t look past this game,” said South Africa Coach Heyneke Meyer. “I’m a very, very positive person. I believe everything is possible and the guys know this is. A lot of these guys have done it before. But we know we have to get through this game and that is a problem. We don’t look past this game. And I mean it. We really respect the USA. But this is the most important game for us. Every single game is actually a final. This is the final for us.”

The only two changes made by Meyer come as the result of injuries to regular players. Lwazi Mvovo will step in for J.P. Pietersen and Frans Malherbe gets the call in place of Jannie du Plessis.

To watch the crucial Pool B USA Eagles vs. South African Springboks 2015 Rugby World Cup match live online, use the Universal Sports live stream available at this link. Login credentials from a cable or satellite TV provider that carries the Universal Sports network will be required. As an alternative, rugby fans can use the Sling TV international sports package, which includes Universal Sports and offers a one-month free trial on its $10 USD per month subscription, accessible at this link. Finally, fans can go to this link to subscribe to Universal Sports coverage of all remaining World Cup matches for $199.99 — or $27.95 per match on an individual pay-per-view online basis.

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