Andy Farrell expects a 'twice as good' South Africa as last weekend but still believes his Ireland side can secure a drawn series in Durban.
Farrell feels Ireland have room to improve considerably from their performance in the 27-20 defeat in Pretoria.
While last weekend's contest with a hugely entertaining affair, Farrell believes it didn't match the quality of their pool meeting at last year's World Cup when the Irish beat the eventual champions in a thrilling contest."South Africa played outstandingly well in that game as well. It was a bounce of a ball or a refereeing decision or whatever it may be."
"We trained well again this week and there’s an appetite there and there’s a little bit of spark in their eyes but it’s got to translate on the day."Andy Farrell says tour skipper Peter O'Mahony can still play a huge role in the second Test despite missing out on Ireland's starting line-up
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