Ireland preparing for a Springbok side bent on vengeance

“In terms of the way we played we probably brought an added physicality and that’s got to be the focus again this week in order to be able to stick with a team like South Africa."

Ireland back rower Rhys Ruddock is expecting the wounded Springboks to increase their physicality further when they seek vengeance in Saturday's second Test at Ellis Park, writes Simon Lewis.

Ruddock could be in line for promotion off the bench in the absence of the suspended CJ Stander when head coach Joe Schmidt names his team on Thursday. He has twice faced South Africa and not lost, starting against them in Dublin in 2014 and scoring a try in that November series victory on home soil.