Springboks v Ireland: Three key match-ups in Paris blockbuster

Although it is going to take a team effort to get the win, a number of key battles are set to be waged across the pitch.

of Bok stalwart Handre Pollard breathing down his neck after he was recalled to the Bok squad as injury replacement for Malcolm Marx. So Libbok will be desperate to put in a big performance, while the wily Sexton will probably be looking to exploit that in what should be a blockbuster game on Saturday.Springbok eighthman Jasper Wiese has plenty to play for in his side’s huge pool clash against Ireland and he will be fronting up against rising Irish star Caelan Doris at the back of the scrum.

Vermeulen has in fact arguably overshadowed him so far this season and it was a surprise that he was named ahead of him for the opening match against Scotland and the Ireland match, so he has a lot to prove in a big game this weekend. Doris has seen his star rise considerably over the past two seasons and he has become an integral part of a dangerous loose trio featuring 2022 World Rugby player of the year Josh van der Flier and the experienced Peter O’Mahoney.

Jasper Wiese is set for the biggest game of his life against Ireland. Picture: Hans van der Valk/BSR Agency/Getty ImagesThe scrum battle is going to be an extremely key one in the clash between the Boks and Ireland and you could forgive Irish prop Tadhg Furlong if he was a little bit apprehensive heading into the match.

Kitshoff will be going all out from the word go as he will likely be replaced early in the second half by Ox Nche when the Boks unleash their famed ‘Bomb Squad.’ Nche is one of the strongest scrummagers in world rugby, so it will be interesting to see how long Furlong lasts in the second half before being replaced by Finlay Bealham.

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