Donal gives his reaction from the Rugby World Cup final.

Schalk Brits was sipping tequila in Ibiza when he first received contact from South Africa boss Rassie Erasmus asking whether he was interested in playing England.

"The inevitable moment has come knocking on my door and I've welcomed it in for a drink."

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt insists he had fretted before yesterday's Test that his would face the same level of Springboks performance that forced a 25-24 defeat to New Zealand last month.

New Zealand overcame the absence of suspended half-back Aaron Smith to seal a clean sweep in the Rugby Championship with a nine-try, 57-15 victory over South Africa in Durban.

South Africa produced a brilliant second-half performance to come from 16 points down and force their three-Test series to a decider in Port Elizabeth next week.

Ireland 12 South Africa 16

South Africa 9 Australia 11

South Africa 9 Australia 14

Chiliboy Ralepelle and Bjorn Basson face possible drug bans after the South African Rugby Union today confirmed they had returned positive 'B' samples.

South Africa skipper John Smit will miss the Springboks’ November tour to Great Britain and Ireland.

Ireland 15 South Africa 10

The British and Irish Lions are ready to paint Durban red tomorrow by backing their unshakeable belief that they can stun world champions South Africa.

Heinrich Brussow has walked straight into South Africa's starting line-up for the first Test against the British and Irish Lions in Durban on Saturday.

England prop Andrew Sheridan has been ruled out of Saturday’s international against South Africa after failing to recover from a neck injury.

Leicester have announced the appointment of South African Heyneke Meyer as their new head coach.

South Africa coach Jake White has recalled prop CJ van der Linde for Sunday's World Cup semi-final against Argentina in Paris.

South Africa lock Bakkies Botha is ready to meet renowned Argentina aggression head on in Sunday's World Cup semi-final at Stade de France.

South Africa back Francois Steyn has been cleared of biting an opponent in his country’s World Cup victory over Tonga.

South Africa 21 New Zealand 26

Ireland 32 South Africa 15

Ireland 22 South Africa 3

South Africa 35 Ireland 12

ENGLAND headed for Melbourne last night with their World Cup campaign gathering huge momentum, and red rose supreme Clive Woodward declaring: “I think we are going to get better and better.”

WALLABIES wonderboy Stephen Larkham is about to jump on Jonny Wilkinson’s status as the world’s best fly-half.

Western Province centre Jean de Villiers has replaced the injured Gcobani Bobo in South Africa's squad for the Rugby World Cup.