Allister Coetzee: It’s going to be a hell of a battle

South Africa head coach Allister Coetzee has invited Ireland to “have a go” at his team when their series with the Springboks goes down to the wire on Saturday.

Having lost his first game in charge since replacing Heyneke Meyer in the first Test with Joe Schmidt’s tourists 10 days ago, then trail the Irish 26-10 during Saturday’s second meeting at Ellis Park, Coetzee saw his new charges roar back to life in the final 20 minutes and power to a 32-26 victory that levelled the series.

Now comes the decider in Coetzee’s native Eastern Cape and the former Eastern Province scrum-half is expecting more of the same from Ireland at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, believing the more Schmidt’s side chase history and a first series victory in South Africa, the more they will turnover ball through errors.