Former captain and current Ireland forwards coach Paul O’Connell says Ireland are paying no attention to the bait laid down by Rassie Erasmus in the build-up to the first Test of the series on Saturday.
“I haven’t found it unusual, if we won the World Cup we probably would have been asked to go on a few podcasts as well,” said O’Connell. “No one wants us to go on it. Captain of the British & Irish Lions in the 2009 tour of South Africa, O’Connell said Ireland respected the Springboks and marveled at the home side’s continuity, as they named 20 World Cup winners in their lineup.
“We have been a little bit specific about them, but it has been mainly about doing our stuff a little bit better across the board. The boys enjoy doing that, we enjoy focusing on ourselves. “South African teams have been a brilliant addition in terms of … they play differently,” said O’Connell. “They all play differently but they all have that certain South African identity as well, especially around set piece, maul and scrum.
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