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Donal Lenihan: South Africa's strategy is obvious. Can Ireland negate it?

Assessing the biggest game so far at the 2023 Rugby World Cup: Everything is predicated on the capacity of the Irish forwards to cope with South Africa's set-piece onslaught
Donal Lenihan: South Africa's strategy is obvious. Can Ireland negate it?

ALL SET: Ireland's Johnny Sexton during the captain's run at the Stade de France in Paris, France. Pic: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Coping with the Bomb Squad

From the moment Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber launched their 7-1 bench initiative against New Zealand in Twickenham last month, I couldn’t help but think it was trialled specifically with Saturday's World Cup pool tie against Ireland in mind.

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