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“But we are looking forward to the game. We know we are in for some stiff competition, especially in front of their crowd. So I think it’s going to be a good one to watch.”Despite Ireland, currently the top ranked side in World Rugby, being slight favourites, Erasmus believes that the Boks have the power to beat them, but admits that they are not a team that can be overrun.
“We’ve got certain strengths that we think will be good for this game, but they’re not a team that you can just run over,” explained Erasmus. “We have to have special plans to outsmart them because their coach Andy Farrell is a very good coach and one of the toughest rugby league guys. “We have to bring some technical smarts into the game. I can’t say where we need to be smart, but we need to be smart.”
With the Boks taking on Six Nations champs France in their next game, it will be important for them to try and build some momentum against Ireland, so they will be aiming to put in a big performance on Saturday.
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