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‘Boks 15 points better than anyone else’

Former Ireland hooker Bernard Jackman says the Springboks are comfortably the best team in world rugby. Ireland head into Saturday’s clash after a mixed November campaign, only finding fluency in last weekend’s record 46-19 victory over Australia. But Jackman, who played nine Tests for Ireland, believes the Boks represent an entirely different challenge. “I think

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Ireland banking on Nienaber know-how

Ireland insist they haven’t copied Jacques Nienaber’s famed Springbok defence, but there’s no denying the former Bok coach’s fingerprints sit deep within the Irish system. Andy Farrell has pushed back at the idea that Ireland, through their Leinster-heavy squad, have absorbed a South African-style blitz. Leinster’s defence under Nienaber is undeniably more aggressive, while Ireland’s

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