The Bok ‘bomb squad’ is back: Rassie explains why!

Rassie Erasmus has backed his World Cup winners to end the Springboks’ eight-year drought against Ireland when the sides meet in Pretoria on Saturday.

“This is the team we believe will give us the impetus we need against Ireland, who are the second highest ranked team in the world,” said Erasmus. “The fact that most of these guys have played together is a bonus for the us, and most of them have faced Ireland before so they are well aware of the challenge that lies ahead, especially since the Springboks haven’t beaten them since 2016.”Rugby World Cup winning experience“It’s great to be in such a position, and while it may serve as a mental boost, Ireland are a quality outfit and they’ll come out guns blazing.

“Salmaan, in turn, may only have a few Test caps, but he’s a former Junior Springboks captain, he captained the Stormers, and like Sacha, he came through our Elite Player Development system, so they have been exposed to the way we do things at this level for some time now.

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