The Springboks are cut from Rassie Erasmus' cloth, capable of ferocious physical confrontation as much as they can be clever, resourceful and opportunistic.
Ireland scrum-half Craig Casey. Pic: Dan Sheridan, Inpho
1 – Nabbed the world title, nabbed the no.1 ranking, even nabbed ‘Zombie’
‘He’s in your head, Rassie, Rassie, Rassie…’ The off-field trash-talking may just be an under-current to the long-awaited meeting between the top two ranked teams in the world but it does also point to a new-found, keen and fractious rivalry.
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