The Bok boss was also full of praise for Ireland's veteran captain Johnny Sexton, who he said had an 'aura' about him.
This statement by Erasmus on Monday started the mind games ahead of the Pool B clash in Paris and will probably send the Irish camp and rugby fraternity into a frenzy.showed how devastating a bench of seven forwards can be when they dismantled New Zealand in a World Cup warm-up game before the start of the tournament.
“Then again, you have guys like Johnny Sexton who can exploit it when you get an injury early in the game,” he said. “He is vital in my opinion. The aura he has about him is exceptional, not just for his own team, but very intimidating for us as the opposition,” Erasmus said.
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