Having recovered from injury, the Leinster and Ireland player is looking forward to a unique challenge in the home of the world champions
Ireland Rugby Press Conference, IRFU High Performance Centre, Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown, Dublin 24/6/2024 Garry Ringrose at Ireland's high-performance centre in Blanchardstown on Monday.
“It was actually a really simple injury but just timing-wise it wasn’t great. It was a little bit frustrating but with the nature of the beast I was happy to be able to keep training, which made it a little bit easier.” Garry Ringrose tries to stop Damian Willemse during Ireland's last meeting with South Africa, at last year's World Cup. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho
He diplomatically deflects the hoopla surrounding prematch chat from several South African players, looking to light a flame under the rivalry. “I have it that I don’t really see anything on my phone. Obviously, you hear bits but from my perspective I keep the main thing, which would be the match. And the opportunity to play then in Pretoria, kicking things off, is pretty special.”
“Even talking to Jacques , it’s funny preparing for them, trying to understand what they’re doing ... speaking to their coach and understanding their philosophy a little bit more, in what they’re trying to do, is kind of cool because you compare the kind of thinking, the perception, to the reality of it.
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