Banyana Banyana are 90 minutes away from sealing their passage to the quarter-finals of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

No position in the line-up of Rugby World Cup title-holders South Africa is more hotly contested than scrum-half with recalled Grant Williams set to start against Italy on Saturday.

Veteran playmaker James O'Connor was included Friday in Australia's squad to face the British and Irish Lions, adding a wealth of experience to a Wallabies side with a mountain to climb.

Alcaraz, a five-time Grand Slam champion, eased fears about a dip in form with a dynamic demolition of Britain's Cameron Norrie in the quarter-finals.

The foundations for the win were laid early, with openers Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis cutting loose from the word go.