Ireland coach Andy Farrell says his team have a huge amount of respect for the Springboks, who they face in two Tests this month.
'Their record speaks for itself really. So how can you not have respect?' said the Irish coach ahead of the two Test series.
After Ireland’s 2016 tour and the clash between the two sides in Dublin in 2017, there was a four-year period where they didn’t face each other, until they met again in Dublin in 2022 and then in the World Cup pool stage in France in 2023.“It’s funny because when the games come around everyone talks about the rivalry. But we haven’t played much at all,” said Farrell.
Of the 17 games in Ireland the Boks have won nine, lost seven and drawn one, while they lost at the Stade de France in Saint Denis last year. Ireland will thus be looking to make history by winning a series in SA for the first time while the Boks will be aiming to preserve their strong record over them.“You need the opportunity to be able to do that . You need the opportunity to do special things.
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