The Springboks will aim to bring accuracy and intensity to their huge Rugby Championship clash against wounded New Zealand at Mbombela Stadium on Saturday.
Accuracy and intensity were some of the key aspects for Ireland in their 2-1 series shock of the All Blacks in New Zealand last month as they handed their hosts their first back-to-back home Test defeats since 1998.
“Obviously Ireland is a quality side, they pitch with intensity and their execution against New Zealand was quite good with the plan that they had,” Nienaber said during a squad announcement on Tuesday in which he made three changes to the starting team from the third Test against Wales. “We are not Ireland, we are not Leinster, we don’t play like them, but the main thing that we took out of them is that whatever plan you decide on to tackle the All Blacks, you have to bring intensity and accuracy into your plan.
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