Join us for live updates as the back-to-back Six Nations champions take on the back-to-back world champs in Pretoria (4pm).
1 min ago 4:01PM Ireland’s Call just finished. National anthem of South Africa being belted out now.
Will be interesting to see if Murray Kinsella is able to finish his report or if he’ll have to phone in the last 200 words. He’s been on the treadmill all week in preparation for this first test.Jamie Osborne gets a first test start at fullback, where he’s played less than a handful of senior games, and Craig Casey gets the biggest test start of his career at scrum-half.
Poll Results: South Africa to edge it. Ireland to edge it. Rassie's in my head. We're gonna get cooked. We're gonna inflict generational trauma on the Boks. 31 mins ago 3:31PM The Boks have appropriated ‘Zombie’ for their own purposes which, frankly, is a badass move whether we like it or not.Victor Matfield enjoying it! pic.twitter.com/vEc9P4XNEy
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