Springboks will be fired up for Test, says Ferris

STEPHEN FERRIS might not know his een, twee, dries (one, two, three) from his elbow, but he does not need a working knowledge of Afrikaans to identify a good Springbok side when he sees one.

South Africa may arrive at the Aviva Stadium a week on Saturday having endured a torrid Tri-Nations series at the hands of Australia and New Zealand. Head coach Peter de Villiers is also reportedly at loggerheads with his own assistants and the Boks may not have won in Dublin in their last three visits.

Yet, Ulster and Ireland back-row Ferris believes the world champions will be as fired up as ever to get their Grand Slam tour of the home unions off to a winning start.