'This is what you dream about as a child,' said Kolisi, who lifted the Webb Ellis Cup in 2019. 'They are an amazing side'
Rugby World Cup winning skipper Siya Kolisi says that South Africa's clash with Ireland at the Stade de France is "as big as it gets".
READ MORE:Johnny Sexton ready to savour Stade de France atmosphere - but only if Ireland beat the Boks "They are very good at the breakdown. Josh , Peter O'Mahony, Caelan Doris is particularly good - he is number one in the Six Nations and now he is up there in the World Cup. "We did well, obviously not well enough to win," he said. "We have changed a lot since then. It's a proper time to play them now because they are on fire, playing very well and we are also hitting our strides very well."
"The coaches came in and told us we had no chance of winning the World Cup if we carried on playing like that," said Kolisi. "They found ways to integrate the way we played - the big foundation is still there but we are able to do a bit more. There's a lot of variety in our game which is good.
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