Confidence high among supporters in green ahead of key South Africa world cup fixture
“I’m obviously really looking forward to the game, it’s going to be a cracker,” he told The Irish Times. “Outside of France v New Zealand, I reckon this is the biggest game of the tournament so far, and taking France out of it, I think it’s probably the best attack in Ireland meeting the best defence in South Africa.”
The Kanturk RFC man left his home in Cork at 1am on Friday to catch a 5am flight from Dublin to Brussels. He was not just eagerly awaiting the big match, the trip is also an opportunity to take in all that the French capital has to offer.Ireland v South Africa: Kick-off time, TV channel and team news for third Rugby World Cup pool match“We’re looking forward to seeing a few of the sights today, and we’ll maybe do a river cruise up the Seine too.
Soaking up the pre-match atmosphere in O’Sullivans, an Irish bar in the picturesque Parisian district of Montmarte, Freeman said he was “cautiously optimistic” about Ireland’s chances at the Stade de France. Tom O’Shea, a Connacht fan from Co Galway, was savouring the occasion in McBride’s Irish bar in the centre of the city. In his eyes, Saturday’s game is the biggest for Irish rugby since the 2009 cohort’s fabled Grand Slam victory in Cardiff’s then-Millennium Stadium.“It’s huge, absolutely massive,” he said. “This game could be the winning and losing of the tournament. Do the business and the opportunity for something special is really there, in my opinion.
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