How the world reacted to Stade de France classic: 'The pace of the game was also other worldly at times'

Media reaction: South African press believe that Ireland and the Springboks could be meeting again on October 28th at the Stade de France....

Match coverage from Sunday's L'Equipe in Paris. The front page describes Ireland as 'The Green Force'

We'll meet again. After Saturday's intense World Cup loss in Paris, South African media were left to reflect on the Springboks' missed scoring opportunities - but suggest such issues may be rectified by the time these sides potentially face off again in the final on October 28th.

"They took the game of rugby not so much to another level but another dimension," Liam del Carme writes in the Cape Times. "The frenzied fervour with which this game was played left no-one in doubt that these were the game's two apex teams."