South Africa defeated Tonga 49-18 on Sunday night
The mind games from Rassie Erasmus don't stop - and he couldn't resist the opportunity to continue them in the aftermath of South Africa's 49-18 win over Tonga on Sunday night.
READ MORE: Conor Murray highlights issue Ireland have addressed that has them ready for Scotland Rugby World Cup clash It is also still possible Ireland, South Africa or Scotland could finish joint-top of Pool B having accumulated 15 match-points apiece. "If I was Scotland I'd just want to beat them by eight points and not even score a try; if I was Ireland I'd definitely make sure they beat them. If Ireland finish first on points difference then we go through as we beat Scotland.
Erasmus added: "We have got two weeks off where we can analyse all three teams that we can possibly play. I always thought the Ireland-Scotland game was going to be nervy, just like the France-Italy game will be nervy. He said: "We know it's a nice talking point and wins games. Yes, it is true but tries also wins games and the way we play is to try and score tries.
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