The 27-year-old has come in at fullback in place of Hugo Keenan.
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He was a threat with ball in hand, made some strong defensive contributions, and pulled off a spectacular overhead catch of a high ball to launch that remarkable final passage of Ireland attack that came to nothing after 37 phases. Advertisement O'Brien with Ed Byrne in South Africa. Steve Haag Sports / Christiaan Kotze/INPHO Steve Haag Sports / Christiaan Kotze/INPHO / Christiaan Kotze/INPHO
“Teams are getting good at contesting, not even going for the ball, just putting their hand in and stuff, it’s obviously hard to catch it cleanly and you see teams are trying to block the runners and stuff like that. The other unique challenge for backfield players tomorrow in Pretoria is the altitude’s effect on the distance of kicks.
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