London braced for battle of the Boks

HEINEKEN CUP QUARTER-FINAL

Talk of how the province’s growing South African community would clog the pathways for Irish youngsters was commonplace but the Bok build-up in Belfast was but a dribble compared to the tidal wave that swept through Saracens.

It is five years since South African billionaire Johann Rupert pumped a reported £10m into the grand old club which, at one point, boasted an owner, a CEO, a head coach and a dozen playing members who all hailed from the Rainbow Nation.