Eben Etzebeth says the Irish media 'definitely targeted me' after he accused Ireland of being 'arrogant' after last year's World Cup pool match between the sides.
South Africa's Eben Etzebeth says the Irish media "definitely targeted me" after he accused Ireland of being "arrogant" following last year's World Cup pool match between the sides.
When asked about his comments on Tuesday, before Saturday's Test against Ireland in Pretoria, Etzebeth stood by his remarks."It was after the game and I see a lot of them said 'how could I count exactly that amount?'. "Maybe that was their way to say they think we're a good side and 'we might make it all the way through', but people definitely interpreted that a bit wrong and took it a bit out of context."Etzebeth was speaking after being named in a strong South Africa side that includes 12 World Cup winners for the first Test against Ireland at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Saturday.
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