Rassie Erasmus happy to talk up Ireland ahead of likely quarter-final tie

No better man than Rassie Erasmus to kill you with kindness.

Few can work a room like the smiling South African boss and, while his focus lies with Friday's meeting with Namibia in Toyota, he was more than willing to play the long game at his team's Nagoya HQ on Wednesday and wax lyrical about an Irish side he is likely to be plotting against come the quarter-finals next month.