:01:06. > :01:12.Years, opened the doors to their gleaming new stadium. -- two years
:01:12. > :01:22.ago. There Ireland closed -- opened the doors to their gleaming new
:01:22. > :01:23.
:01:23. > :01:29.Pat Lam be. Kirschner. A big gap opens up. The simplest of tries for
:01:29. > :01:39.But it's not like the Irish to miss out on a party, especially when
:01:39. > :01:43.
:01:43. > :01:53.sticks for Ireland. It will require a moment of magic, and it may
:01:53. > :01:55.
:01:55. > :02:05.require a moment of luck, but he A chance for Ireland to tie, but
:02:05. > :02:14.
:02:14. > :02:18.the margins in international rugby But that loss was something of a
:02:18. > :02:26.blip against South Africa. The a have won three of their last four
:02:26. > :02:32.games against the Springboks -- Recent form has left the Irish
:02:32. > :02:42.reeling. Heavy defeat to England in the Six Nations and a record 60-0
:02:42. > :02:52.It's always tough against the touring Springboks. In 2010 they
:02:52. > :02:54.
:02:54. > :02:58.And Ireland coach Declan Kidney needs improvement quickly. He's in
:02:58. > :03:04.the final year of his contract and Ireland are in danger of dropping
:03:04. > :03:11.out of the seeds for the World Cup He is going to have to do without
:03:11. > :03:15.some key players, the likes of O'Driscoll missing. Jamie Heaslip
:03:15. > :03:21.is the skipper for this one. South Africa have had injury problems,
:03:21. > :03:26.and then Kowal was taken to hospital with -- Kowal was taken to
:03:26. > :03:31.hospital with heart palpitations. We are in the fortunate position
:03:31. > :03:37.this evening of nodding not one but two men who have captained Ireland
:03:37. > :03:47.with distinction. And the man who 10 years ago captain Ireland for
:03:47. > :03:58.
:03:58. > :04:08.the very first time. -- captained got it! Willie score? Of course he
:04:08. > :04:41.
:04:41. > :04:45.I'd forgotten just how many hairstyle to have been through over
:04:45. > :04:49.the years. Those highlights could go on and on. Wellcome, Brian
:04:49. > :04:52.O'Driscoll. I'm sure you don't want to be here, because I think you
:04:52. > :04:56.would want every experience of Test rugby you could have.
:04:56. > :05:00.preference would obviously be to be out there this evening, but these
:05:00. > :05:04.things happen in a tough game and sometimes you have to sit it out.
:05:04. > :05:12.It is hard viewing knowing that their games are running out as you
:05:12. > :05:20.get older, but such is life. That kind of innocuous injury, he looked
:05:20. > :05:25.like, but what actually happened? had a sore ankle with a ligament
:05:25. > :05:29.issues previously and I got caught, as you say, innocuously, and I
:05:29. > :05:37.tried to run it off, and an eyesore the specialist and realised I had
:05:37. > :05:41.torn my ligaments. -- I saw a specialist. Hopefully back for the
:05:41. > :05:44.Six Nations. A that is the plan. That was part of the reasoning
:05:44. > :05:47.behind getting it done while I did. There was the possibility of
:05:47. > :05:53.playing on, but it could have caused havoc for the rest of the
:05:53. > :05:58.season. So we decided to pull the trigger and get it done. He didn't
:05:58. > :06:05.do too badly when he took over your captaincy, did he? He is a softie.
:06:05. > :06:10.I can't believe he has missed so many games! The whole game in
:06:10. > :06:14.Ireland changed when he took over. He came into the squad with great
:06:14. > :06:18.possibility and he has led the team so well. It was a disappointing
:06:18. > :06:21.Phum -- summer for Ireland, and that record defeat in Hamilton has
:06:21. > :06:26.been much talked about. The papers are full of how the team has to
:06:26. > :06:30.come back and build up some morale and get something out of the series.
:06:30. > :06:37.I said at the time it was the tour from hell. If you look at the
:06:37. > :06:42.second Test, only a three. Margin, and there was a chance, but this is
:06:42. > :06:47.the end of playing for the Ireland team and I think they are under
:06:47. > :06:50.huge pressure. Eventually they collapsed. I don't think that is
:06:50. > :06:53.reflective of what the team can play. It was embarrassing. They
:06:53. > :06:56.have to make certain they get past it. I don't think they will be
:06:56. > :07:02.thinking about it, because no team will be thinking of things like
:07:03. > :07:07.that, but by the same token they wanted play properly back on the
:07:07. > :07:14.international stage. Let's look at the Features coming up. South
:07:14. > :07:19.Africa, then feature -- let's look at the fixtures coming up, South
:07:19. > :07:26.Africa then Fiji. The Argentinians won earlier today, they came up of
:07:26. > :07:30.a good championship, they will be tough going. It is all to do with
:07:30. > :07:35.the points for the top eight ranking. It's not going to get any
:07:35. > :07:39.easier than this evening. Incredulously, the ranking for the
:07:39. > :07:42.groups will be taking place in December. So you have to get in the
:07:42. > :07:52.top eight if you want to avoid being in a group with two of the
:07:52. > :07:53.
:07:53. > :07:58.superpowers. We need to be in the second tour. -- second here. And we
:07:58. > :08:02.will find out in the final week if that is to happen and if Ireland
:08:02. > :08:06.have to beat Argentina to do it. But it puts on the additional
:08:06. > :08:10.pressure for the team and the coach. You absolutely one to make certain
:08:10. > :08:15.you have a good enough group to progress in the World Cup. Declan
:08:15. > :08:20.Kidney knows it could be a pivotal series for him. Sonja McLaughlan
:08:20. > :08:25.spoke to them earlier. If you're only as good as your last game,
:08:25. > :08:30.where does that leave Ireland? have a bit of catching up to do.
:08:30. > :08:33.It's just nice to be getting back on the pitch again. How would you
:08:33. > :08:37.describe the size of the task to face today, bearing in mind the
:08:37. > :08:41.sheer number of players missing and the quality of the opposition?
:08:41. > :08:47.is usually pretty big again South Africa, but now it is enormous. We
:08:47. > :08:49.have fresh faces coming in but you look, good side. There will be less
:08:50. > :08:54.analysis for South Africa because there is less footage, and if the
:08:54. > :08:58.boys go out and be themselves, we could be knocking on the door.
:08:58. > :09:04.you concerned about a psychological hangover from New Zealand?
:09:05. > :09:08.because of the way we have prepared. We addressed it and these guys, for
:09:08. > :09:14.once it is a long time to go without a game, so we are Keith to
:09:14. > :09:18.get going -- for months is a long time. How big a day is it for Jamie
:09:18. > :09:23.Heaslip, not just in the ball carrying capacity, but as a new
:09:23. > :09:28.captain? It is massive and if you John a for him. Any time a person
:09:28. > :09:35.gets to captain their country, it is a special date for him -- a huge
:09:35. > :09:40.honour. We have been working forward to this day. We knew that
:09:40. > :09:49.Brian and Best might not be around, but maybe not talk on the same day!
:09:49. > :09:54.There are injuries to all of the home nations as this is the kind of
:09:54. > :10:00.part of the season when people pick them up. This is the quality of
:10:00. > :10:06.players missing. 365 caps missing from this starting line-up. Names
:10:06. > :10:10.that would be on the team-sheet. Absolutely on the team-sheet. It is
:10:10. > :10:13.unconscionable to think of an Irish team without them almost. But you
:10:13. > :10:17.do need to bring new leaders through and new players to fill in
:10:17. > :10:22.the positions. Declan said he did not expect it all happen at once,
:10:22. > :10:27.but it is now. For a chunk of those players it will happen over the
:10:27. > :10:32.next two years, they won't play many more internationals, even if
:10:32. > :10:34.they'd like to. You have to prepare and plan and the succession is
:10:34. > :10:38.something that has to happen. It is difficult when you have a
:10:38. > :10:43.generation of players who have delivered so often for Ireland. You
:10:43. > :10:50.don't want to move them on, but that is where the balances. At the
:10:50. > :10:53.same time, South Africa have a huge amount of injuries. We are not
:10:53. > :10:57.retiring you early, but these players coming through, there have
:10:57. > :11:01.been calls to integrate them and get them into some international
:11:01. > :11:05.experience without it coming all the sudden. It does seem like quite
:11:05. > :11:10.a few of them will be blooded together. I suppose they have to
:11:10. > :11:12.see it as their chance. Aynho Declan is keep on pushing through
:11:12. > :11:16.the middle management and taking the best players who saw their that
:11:16. > :11:24.have been around a while and trying to bring the middle management so
:11:24. > :11:28.guys like Tommy Bowe and Andrew Trimble, of the guys who have been
:11:28. > :11:34.around a long time, for them to be able to stand up to know they are
:11:34. > :11:40.leaders in the absence of important players. Jamie Heaslip is the
:11:40. > :11:44.leader today. Good captaincy material? He has a great record at
:11:44. > :11:50.Leinster. He has been telling everyone about it. It's going to be
:11:50. > :11:53.a big test to keep that going today. He is the obvious choice. The
:11:53. > :11:56.experience he has, and the way he plays the game and the way he wants
:11:56. > :12:04.to lead from the front. It's important to have the captain in
:12:04. > :12:08.the pack in particular, because that is where it will be one.
:12:08. > :12:12.key element for Jamie is he is one of the players they rely upon. He
:12:12. > :12:16.is not just a captain on his own. There is a level underneath him
:12:16. > :12:20.they need to be depended on. I know it took me quite a while to learn
:12:20. > :12:28.that. You can't do everything yourself. He has to learn that
:12:28. > :12:31.quickly. We talk about new caps and new people to the country likes of
:12:31. > :12:37.Michael Bent, and it's not his fault the system allows him to do
:12:37. > :12:40.this, but he's got off the plane and into the squad. It is that he
:12:40. > :12:48.suddenly flies in and he's wearing an Ireland jersey. He is entitled
:12:48. > :12:53.to play, and it is within the rules of the game that he can play by his
:12:53. > :13:00.grandparents. Bet is it what it says about the state of Irish
:13:00. > :13:09.rugby? -- but is it? We have known for 12 years or more. The have or
:13:09. > :13:13.shortage of tight-head props. The Mike Ross is now indispensable, but
:13:13. > :13:17.we need to be churning out players who are indispensable. It is not
:13:17. > :13:22.the hardest place on the field, but you have to have the best, and
:13:22. > :13:26.there has been no succession planning at all. And it is
:13:26. > :13:31.transferring that undoubted success at Heineken Cup level, domestic
:13:31. > :13:35.leagues, that Ireland have not been able to do in the last few years.
:13:35. > :13:38.It's difficult to look back and see the success of 2009, because it is
:13:39. > :13:45.three years ago and we have to create something new again. It is
:13:45. > :13:50.about trying to harness what the provinces have done right in the
:13:50. > :13:52.Heineken Cup, and being in the hunt every year. We have to make sure we
:13:52. > :13:59.can transfer that into the international set-up and start
:13:59. > :14:04.winning again. Aynho that it is -- I know that it is President
:14:04. > :14:12.Ahmadinejad games in a row that we have not had a victory, -- Eighties
:14:12. > :14:15.We need to get a good performance today. They will be very focused on
:14:15. > :14:20.the performance for Ireland, looking at the scoreboard and
:14:20. > :14:25.wandering about that. That should keep it ticking over.
:14:25. > :14:31.interesting contest with Strauss against Strauss. Tell us a bit
:14:31. > :14:35.about the South African who was making his debut as a hooker.
:14:35. > :14:42.a converted none the seven. He was told he would not make it in the
:14:42. > :14:45.back-row in South Africa, so he converted to hooker. He has been a
:14:45. > :14:54.revelation over the last number of years, an integral part of the set-
:14:54. > :14:57.up, he is now had been resident for a few years, and we do keep
:14:57. > :15:02.mentioning the loopholes, but we have to be aware that it has been
:15:02. > :15:07.done in Australia and New Zealand four years, so we are no different
:15:07. > :15:14.to the southern hemisphere nations. We can't be feeling guilty for it.
:15:14. > :15:18.He is going to be in a huge role. And a great opportunity to play.
:15:18. > :15:28.will be an interesting area to watch because Ireland's line-out
:15:28. > :15:29.
:15:29. > :15:34.He is a fantastic player. But that first season, he had a bit of a dip
:15:34. > :15:40.but he is back again this season. He throws well, he is not a very
:15:40. > :15:46.big man, but his work rate is phenomenal and he does for a large
:15:46. > :15:50.amount and is very accurate. Over to the other dressing room and two
:15:50. > :15:56.the thought of a man who has had issues to deal with, the South
:15:56. > :16:02.African coach, Heyneke Meyer. how is the Beast? He was off to
:16:02. > :16:08.hospital this morning with heart palpitations. It is a setback, his
:16:08. > :16:13.health comes first. We have a great medical team who took good care of
:16:13. > :16:18.him, he has been released and is in good spirits. A setback, but I am
:16:18. > :16:25.happy he is healthy. And how lot of a setback to what you were hoping
:16:25. > :16:30.to achieve upfront? -- and how much of a setback. It is a setback, but
:16:30. > :16:36.we have experienced players be can show what they can do and have
:16:36. > :16:41.never let the team down. But to lose Tendai Mtawarira it is a great
:16:41. > :16:47.setback. You have great players missing, how difficult has it been
:16:47. > :16:53.to prepare for this for next game? It has been a difficult start as a
:16:53. > :17:00.coach. A lot of experience out and we have lost six players summit has
:17:00. > :17:04.been a tough, and Ireland is a quality side. But there is a lot of
:17:04. > :17:09.excitement and a great feel in the team, so they can show today what
:17:09. > :17:17.they can do and it is great for the future. It has been tough but I am
:17:17. > :17:25.excited to see them play. Ireland fans will know a lot about
:17:25. > :17:30.this player, Ruan Pienaar, who plays for Ulster. He has made a big
:17:30. > :17:36.impression. He has been excellent since he arrived. I might have
:17:36. > :17:41.questioned at them a bit coming over, wondering what it would be
:17:41. > :17:47.like in Belfast, but he has been fantastic for them. He has guided
:17:47. > :17:51.them and he has got them playing a great game. He can mix between 9
:17:51. > :17:56.and 10 and that gives great options, so he will be a big player for
:17:56. > :18:01.South Africa. It is good for Irish rugby to bring in players of that
:18:02. > :18:10.quality. And he has brought players with him. At provincial level, it
:18:10. > :18:16.becomes important to have a mixture. Ulster have been phenomenal.
:18:16. > :18:20.defensive play is sometimes not the most flamboyant, bigger stopped at
:18:20. > :18:25.the halfway line, but that is not an issue, he gets them from
:18:25. > :18:29.everywhere. He was quiet for the first six months when he came to
:18:29. > :18:33.the province, but he has come out of his shell and is popular in the
:18:33. > :18:39.squad. And likewise within the South Africans got, and he has
:18:39. > :18:47.become a better bulk -- a pivotal character. Pivotal characters
:18:47. > :18:52.missing Falk South Africa, not least... They are coming out now.
:18:52. > :18:59.Something about the South Africans, they look fearsome! The battle will
:18:59. > :19:05.be up front today. And they are huge! It is not just the green,
:19:05. > :19:10.that never made us look so large! They are big, meaty men and every
:19:10. > :19:14.game you play against them is based in physicality. It is brutal and
:19:14. > :19:19.heavy hitting and very hard all the time. You have to get them away
:19:19. > :19:22.from that strength, they are colossal compared to the Irish.
:19:22. > :19:27.That does not mean they will believe the Irish. They have not
:19:27. > :19:31.had a great time of late and Ireland's record against them is
:19:31. > :19:36.good, winning three of the last four, so they will not be afraid.
:19:36. > :19:43.We talked about the embarrassment in New Zealand, but these guys will
:19:43. > :19:46.be delighted that they can get back out and try and put things right.
:19:46. > :19:51.No greater talent than to try and take on one of the best teams in
:19:51. > :19:56.the world, South Africa. They have injury issues but I think we have a
:19:56. > :20:00.big performance tonight and it is about how we start. If we can get
:20:00. > :20:06.stuck in the first 10 minutes and sowed the seed of doubt in their
:20:06. > :20:10.heads, we can definitely get a positive result. Declan Kidney is
:20:10. > :20:15.under pressure with less than a year on his contract, does he let
:20:15. > :20:21.that affect the way he performs? He always seems contained after
:20:21. > :20:25.matches. I have been involved in teams with him for up to 10 years
:20:25. > :20:31.and am still trying to work him out! He definitely has his own way
:20:31. > :20:37.of doing things up but this week, you will have prepared the boys for
:20:37. > :20:41.a great performance. And if we can get at least priority up front,
:20:41. > :20:46.that could set the foundations for the back line to do something, and
:20:46. > :20:53.we need to get the ball so -- the ball To players like a Keith Earls
:20:53. > :21:00.and Tommy Bowe, because there are few better players in world rugby.
:21:00. > :21:06.The party has started. It is going to be just shire of capacity at the
:21:06. > :21:11.Aviva Stadium. We can hear now from one of the men who would be on that
:21:11. > :21:17.picked up where it not for injury. European a Player of the Year Rob
:21:17. > :21:21.Kearney. -- European player. would love to be playing fullback,
:21:21. > :21:25.we were just chatting and as the South Africans ran out and you said,
:21:25. > :21:32.there are some big men! How fear for are you for Ireland with so
:21:32. > :21:37.many players missing? -- how fearful. It is not ideal to miss so
:21:37. > :21:42.many players but sport can be cruel at times. Back it will give good
:21:42. > :21:47.opportunities for younger players to come in and what greater
:21:47. > :21:52.opportunity here at the Aviva Stadium. It is a big afternoon for
:21:52. > :21:58.Zebo, who is playing in your position, he has never played that
:21:58. > :22:04.before, what can he bring to that position? In will be a big test,
:22:04. > :22:08.but he has a large amount of ability -- it will be. A lot of
:22:08. > :22:15.speed, great acceleration. He is good in the back and has a big left
:22:15. > :22:20.boot and that is probably a white Declan has selected him at. --
:22:20. > :22:25.probably why. He is hoping it goes well! And would you be telling
:22:25. > :22:32.Heyneke Meyer to fire the high ball at the him? I think he will expect
:22:32. > :22:35.that, that is the game plan Africa come with. They try and put you
:22:35. > :22:41.under pressure and playing your half and try and get physical with
:22:41. > :22:46.you. He is going to expect that and know they are coming, so hopefully
:22:46. > :22:52.he can get the first one in. you have had surgery on your back?
:22:52. > :22:56.I am doing well, two weeks over surgery and I am moving around
:22:56. > :23:02.again on the road to recovery. The hard part is over so I had to be
:23:02. > :23:09.back in about eight, 10 weeks. look forward to that!
:23:09. > :23:14.At about this time, Brian, you get ready for you Hoddle, what do you
:23:14. > :23:18.say in those final moments? usually bring the crowd into it and
:23:18. > :23:24.say, you need to give them something to get them behind you,
:23:24. > :23:32.particularly at home. Give them a big hit for a big Paris and get
:23:32. > :23:39.them on board. You Love of that yourselves -- or a big carry to get
:23:39. > :23:43.them on board. But you can live off that. They are a team of phases and
:23:43. > :23:49.get multiple phases. You need to break them down and get them out of
:23:49. > :23:55.position. Will there be a feeling of greater pressure coming Gough
:23:55. > :24:03.that result in Hamilton? This really counts. We had this meeting
:24:03. > :24:09.a couple of months ago and we put a lot of New Zealand behind us. I
:24:09. > :24:16.think we buried that and you have to. I think they are definitely
:24:16. > :24:21.thinking positively and feel as though they have earned to their
:24:21. > :24:25.positions. I think you might see a few guys with big performances.
:24:25. > :24:31.performances needed, but eight of this team did not play and that
:24:31. > :24:38.match. It is about getting some of these young players again and
:24:38. > :24:46.making sure they stack up. We have not mentioned Zebo playing out of
:24:46. > :24:56.position at. He has had a injuries and has just sparked into Highfield.
:24:56. > :24:56.
:24:56. > :29:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 287 seconds
:29:44. > :29:48.We have the presidential salutes A great atmosphere come out let's
:29:48. > :29:57.hope the rugby will match it. I am going to hand you over to our
:29:57. > :30:07.commentary team, Philip Matthews Thank you, at a wonderfully still
:30:07. > :30:08.
:30:08. > :30:18.light here at the Aviva Stadium. At the smoke from the fireworks has
:30:18. > :30:29.
:30:29. > :30:32.sad that we can, and that is because ears. Simon Zebo comes in
:30:32. > :30:42.at full-back - he sounds pretty South African, and that is because
:30:42. > :30:47.
:30:47. > :30:55.palpitations. There will be a lot of heavy booting from this three-
:30:55. > :31:01.quarter line, it is suspected. But in Zane Kirchner and JP Pietersen
:31:01. > :31:07.that they have some flair. Michael Bent, fresh on the plane from New
:31:07. > :31:11.Zealand, straight on to the Irish Bente should -- bench. Such is the
:31:11. > :31:15.nature of Irish rugby and their tight-head props. Ireland, in the
:31:15. > :31:25.change strip. They are not the green team today, that is South
:31:25. > :31:27.
:31:27. > :31:32.Africa. The referee is the Dublin is about to get underway,
:31:32. > :31:42.Ireland against South Africa, two teams desperate to make amends at
:31:42. > :31:43.
:31:43. > :31:53.the end of the year in which they Ireland in black against the
:31:53. > :32:17.
:32:17. > :32:21.is Declan Kidney going to do with the cards he was dealt? When he
:32:21. > :32:29.looks at the side, he won't have many options. All I can do is play
:32:29. > :32:35.with tempo, it a three-quarter line he has to move around the park and
:32:35. > :32:45.the has not got the weight on his side. There has to be some counter-
:32:45. > :33:01.
:33:01. > :33:09.Ulsterman, the former Ospreys man, element to the South African side,
:33:09. > :33:19.with Ruan Pienaar. Panama were is a Curran Leinster player -- van der
:33:19. > :33:20.
:33:20. > :33:26.engagement routine, but the Irish players have been playing with this
:33:27. > :33:36.all season. They give away the free-kick. Zebo's left boot. It is
:33:37. > :33:37.
:33:37. > :35:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 287 seconds
:35:00. > :35:05.opportunities for Ireland there. Some fairly poor Kuyt -- kicking
:35:05. > :35:09.from South Africa. If they are going to struggle with the set
:35:09. > :35:13.pieces, then counter-attacking of the kicking is going to be a big
:35:13. > :35:17.part of the game. We would like to see a bit more commitment to that
:35:17. > :35:23.and keeping the ball in hand. Keith Earls opting to kick the ball, but
:35:23. > :35:33.a decent start and they are into the game. Richard Strauss, no
:35:33. > :35:41.
:35:41. > :35:51.sooner as he started his career, he Cronin has been a tremendous player
:35:51. > :35:54.
:35:54. > :36:00.at hooker, so he will fill in that out in New Zealand, so they will
:36:00. > :36:04.look for him to show some leadership there. Sexton has
:36:04. > :36:10.drilled Ireland to within five metres. Conor Murray is issuing
:36:10. > :36:20.some instructions. They are in no hurry to get to the line-out. The
:36:20. > :36:37.
:36:37. > :36:43.that is so because South Africa have interfered. Vermeulen. The No.
:36:43. > :36:53.8. You can see the Jamie Heaslip was interfered with by its
:36:53. > :37:04.
:37:04. > :37:13.Vermeulen. -- interfered with by 250 points in international rugby.
:37:13. > :37:22.His 14 at short -- he is 14 short. That will be an interesting battle
:37:22. > :37:32.between him and Pat Lam be. Sexton is looking like someone so young,
:37:32. > :38:12.
:38:12. > :38:15.Dublin against South Africa. sense that Ireland will have to
:38:15. > :38:19.take all the chances presented to them, particularly early on. They
:38:19. > :38:29.will want to build a bit of a lead if they can and try to get South
:38:29. > :39:00.
:39:00. > :39:10.Africa on the back foot a little running at a good tackle by Darcy.
:39:10. > :39:19.
:39:19. > :39:24.early, and Ireland and another penalty. That is good event --
:39:24. > :39:27.defence by the Irish forwards. They are keeping upright and going for
:39:27. > :39:32.the turnover. Strauss went to ground quickly. He must have
:39:32. > :39:36.slipped. But that is encouraging. You would expect that South Africa
:39:36. > :39:46.might have had the edge in the contact zone, but if anything
:39:46. > :40:16.
:40:16. > :40:20.trajectory from Sexton, but it will It is all very slow. I'd like to
:40:21. > :40:30.see a bit more tempo in the line- out. Maybe just giving South Africa
:40:31. > :40:54.
:40:54. > :41:00.a bit too much time to react. That up again, and it is a penalty
:41:00. > :41:04.against South Africa for offside. That was another poor kick. He has
:41:04. > :41:14.really not found his range at also far. Ireland need to be making the
:41:14. > :41:50.
:41:50. > :42:00.Jonathan Sexton has indicated he is comeback on. -- ready to come back
:42:00. > :42:00.
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:42:40. > :42:50.true. Jonathan Sexton's second penalty. Ronan O'Gara who has over
:42:50. > :42:56.1000 points in Test rugby looks on approvingly. 6-0 in favour of the
:42:56. > :43:06.home side. Rich hot Strauss's back on. Abated in discipline in kicking
:43:06. > :43:29.
:43:29. > :43:34.-- rich heart Strauss -- a bit of time in their own 22. Both times
:43:34. > :43:38.Conor Murray has elected for the Gary Owen, and the second one found
:43:38. > :43:42.him into touch. This is where Ireland have looked strong in the
:43:42. > :43:47.set-piece, and they will not want to let South Africa get into any
:43:47. > :43:57.kind of rhythm and play off this line-out. Nobody is in a rush to do
:43:57. > :44:17.
:44:17. > :44:22.anything. Adriaan Strauss taking before it gets going, and it is a
:44:22. > :44:26.forward pass. It is the Springboks looking like the ring rusty side.
:44:26. > :44:31.They came into the series of the back of a championship and maybe a
:44:31. > :44:41.bit of momentum, but an obvious forward pass from the Villiers.
:44:41. > :44:41.
:44:41. > :44:51.Ireland need to make the most of back in the middle of the field. A
:44:51. > :45:26.
:45:26. > :45:36.chance to bring Tommy Bowe into very dynamic in place. A penalty
:45:36. > :46:00.
:46:00. > :46:06.He needed to get away and maybe Africa will have a goal at goal, a
:46:06. > :46:11.always think, but they have gone for line-out. Be fancy their
:46:11. > :46:17.chances. I do not know if there is complacency -- they fancy. But that
:46:17. > :46:27.is the case, Ireland need to make the most of it. But no sign of any
:46:27. > :46:36.
:46:36. > :46:46.Fine knock-on advantage to Ireland. So that set piece goes wrong for
:46:46. > :46:55.
:46:55. > :46:59.Lambie it was the last one to touch it with his head. I would like to
:46:59. > :47:09.have seen that go through another phase. I think the South African
:47:09. > :47:21.
:47:21. > :47:29.side are here for the taking. There are among a group in front of
:47:29. > :47:35.Strauss. -- among the group. South Africa steal one on the Irish
:47:35. > :47:45.throws. And Jonathon Sexton recovered well to make that tackle
:47:45. > :47:58.
:47:58. > :48:06.injured in midfield and it penalty advantage is being played to South
:48:06. > :48:12.Africa. -- a penalty. That is a good tackle and it could be a good
:48:12. > :48:19.steel. No advantage. It will be a South African penalty and it is
:48:19. > :48:26.Mike McCarthy who is offside. first mistake free momentum South
:48:26. > :48:34.Africa have had. It turned up an opportunity. But Ireland were good
:48:34. > :48:39.at the breakdown and good work by Cian Healey, who is probably one of
:48:40. > :48:47.the more high eight impact players, having come into this game without
:48:47. > :48:53.the likes of Stephen there is -- high impact players. He will want
:48:53. > :49:03.to make that up a bit. He will have to work harder and win the ball
:49:03. > :49:25.
:49:25. > :49:33.opposite number, Pat Lambie. It is good! And Ireland are in the lead,
:49:33. > :49:38.6-3. Not a very fast games so far, the first time Africa have had very
:49:38. > :49:44.-- the first time South Africa have had continuity. Ireland want to get
:49:44. > :49:48.some speed into this. It is this period of the game when Ireland
:49:48. > :49:58.needs to start building up a lead because South Africa of their for
:49:58. > :49:58.
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:51:22. > :51:27.the taking. They cannot believe how lovely inside ball from Ireland. We
:51:28. > :51:35.said we wanted to see the Ireland back three working together. An
:51:35. > :51:38.opportunity to create that kind of partnership. And I think playing
:51:38. > :51:44.against South Africa, it is a good team to do that against because
:51:44. > :51:47.they will give you a lot of good opportunities. I am sure that has
:51:47. > :51:57.been in their mind throughout the week during their preparation for
:51:57. > :52:09.
:52:09. > :52:19.successful with the first to. -- the first two. And that is Heyneke
:52:19. > :52:58.
:52:58. > :53:08.Stadium! Jonathon Sexton's third penalty. Island-nine, South Africa-
:53:08. > :53:11.
:53:11. > :53:17.three. -- Ireland. And that is a good lead and they deserve it.
:53:17. > :53:27.I think the South African team are here for the taking and Ireland
:53:27. > :53:43.
:53:43. > :53:49.just need to not let the South need to be more conscious of their
:53:49. > :53:59.territory than the possession. That is the territory almost exactly the
:53:59. > :53:59.
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:54:41. > :54:46.Africa are not committed enough men to the break down. -- committing.
:54:46. > :54:52.They seem to be waiting for that ball to be put back to them rather
:54:52. > :54:56.than doing the hard work first. Ireland's back row, particularly
:54:56. > :55:00.Chris Henry, they are committing themselves to the breakdown and
:55:00. > :55:10.that has resulted in those penalties, three which they have
:55:10. > :55:16.converted. South Africa have Chris Henry now straight in at. And South
:55:16. > :55:22.Africa have Francois Louw as their open-side. They are big men in that
:55:22. > :55:31.side who do not get to the ground so quickly. Again and is more based
:55:31. > :55:41.around ball-carrying from the breakdown. -- they gain. -- their
:55:41. > :56:14.
:56:14. > :56:20.game. And Ireland make their way back on! It was ripped off him! And
:56:20. > :56:27.this time, it is Ireland who are penalised. The players were going
:56:27. > :56:32.into contact and getting a bit isolated. Against a team like South
:56:32. > :56:38.Africa, you want to be going in with some support, they are so good
:56:38. > :56:48.at the contact. Chris Henry was going in and his support needs to
:56:48. > :56:51.
:56:51. > :56:59.be a lot tighter if he is going to take on players like Eben Etzebeth.
:56:59. > :57:09.They managed to see all that off, they were well supported. This is
:57:09. > :57:09.
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:57:51. > :57:56.bad news for South Africa. Eben touchline, Rob Kearney? What was
:57:56. > :58:02.most important for Ireland was to ease themselves into the game up.
:58:02. > :58:08.They have done that really well, the penalties have been taken well
:58:08. > :58:11.by Jonathan Sexton and we got on top. The breakdown is the key area
:58:11. > :58:21.and South Africa not committing the numbers they should be, even though
:58:21. > :58:21.
:58:21. > :58:31.we expect that a lot from their games., very well done, beautiful
:58:31. > :58:38.
:58:38. > :58:44.ball on the floor. If you get isolated again South Africa, they
:58:44. > :58:48.will turn you over very quickly. -- against. I would like to see more
:58:48. > :58:57.of that from Ireland, looking to get the ball into that space, but
:58:57. > :59:03.they need to support the runners. A pass back inside has been cut off
:59:03. > :59:13.by Keith Earls, he was looking for it but could not get it away.
:59:13. > :59:17.
:59:17. > :59:27.foot work to beat Francois Hougaard. Strauss again taking his time. We
:59:27. > :59:36.
:59:36. > :59:41.need to get again going. -- to get ball. Eben Etzebeth is at the tail.
:59:41. > :59:50.New laws for them, they have five seconds to play it when the referee
:59:50. > :00:00.says. And after all that deliberation, it is a penalty to
:00:00. > :00:00.
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:01:08. > :01:13.Ireland for the whole defence. -- It came from a quick penalty from
:01:13. > :01:19.Conor Murray. South Africa getting a bit frustrated, and that is good
:01:19. > :01:23.for Ireland. They have been frustrating them at the breakdown.
:01:23. > :01:27.The that is exactly what Ireland want to see, and to time that with
:01:27. > :01:31.increasing the tempo and getting South Africa on the back foot, that
:01:31. > :01:41.is where Ireland will want them. is the second time Jonathan Sexton
:01:41. > :01:44.
:01:44. > :01:54.has been down. Francois Hougaard is to play offside. -- the player
:01:54. > :01:54.
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:02:58. > :03:06.offside. I think this is where he something going at right wing and
:03:06. > :03:16.full-back. -- gazebo -- Zebo. are probably to have a kind in many
:03:16. > :03:31.
:03:31. > :03:34.respects, and that is what we like Sexton. For the neutral observer,
:03:34. > :03:39.you have to say that Ireland have got a real chance of taking the
:03:39. > :03:43.game by the scruff of the neck. No side has really done it yet. They
:03:43. > :03:53.now find themselves in the lead by nine points and South Africa could
:03:53. > :03:58.
:03:58. > :04:08.Chris Henry. He came in like a flying missile. A Chris Henry, I
:04:08. > :04:18.
:04:18. > :04:22.O'Mahoney is involved. You would have to be careful about taking on
:04:22. > :04:27.Peter O'Mahony. He could probably give about three yellow cards, not
:04:27. > :04:30.just for the tackle, but for the afters as well. That is South
:04:30. > :04:38.African frustration spilling over into aggression, that is all that
:04:39. > :04:44.is. I think Wayne Barnes needs to get a hold of this. One way is to
:04:44. > :04:49.send JP Pietersen into the bin. He may have got away with it. No arms,
:04:49. > :04:59.a direct shoulder charge. That has to be yellow card. I think it has
:04:59. > :05:04.already been given. Taking a man without the ball, if that is what
:05:04. > :05:12.you're flagging for. They have got the winger playing the man without
:05:13. > :05:22.the ball, anything to add? OK, my decision, that player goes to the
:05:23. > :05:41.
:05:41. > :05:45.heading for the bin. He had to go involved, but not in the way Brian
:05:45. > :05:48.O'Driscoll was talking about. That tackle by Pietersen has really got
:05:48. > :05:54.the crowd on their feet, and that has given a bit of edge to Ireland
:05:54. > :05:58.as well. It is funny what it takes a warm-up game up. It did need
:05:58. > :06:02.something. South Africa are frustrated with themselves, they
:06:02. > :06:12.are not committing men to the breakdown. They are kicking early
:06:12. > :06:32.
:06:32. > :06:37.and not turning over. They are Pienaar or -- lambs for Ruan
:06:37. > :06:41.Pienaar. South Africa very ragged in the first half. They are not
:06:41. > :06:51.clicking at all. The one area where they have dominance is the line-out
:06:51. > :07:28.
:07:28. > :07:33.but have they won one of their own are they get the penalty. -- Irish
:07:33. > :07:38.scrum. That is not going to help the South African frustration, is
:07:38. > :07:48.it? Ireland starting to get on top there. That is really going to put
:07:48. > :07:55.
:07:55. > :08:05.the South African eight on the back Sexton, but Ireland will have his
:08:05. > :08:06.
:08:06. > :08:10.line-out. A healthy 12-3 lead in this half. They need to start very
:08:10. > :08:20.near to or shortening it, either way they have to make the South
:08:20. > :08:51.
:08:51. > :09:00.well. Up goes the kick from Murray. That is beautifully taken by Ruan
:09:00. > :09:07.Pienaar. Disappointing for Pienaar to take that so easily. Ireland
:09:07. > :09:17.Neelie not able to get a good line- out and they were not able to budge
:09:17. > :09:17.
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:10:47. > :10:52.just in the South African half -- has see? The ball from the boot has
:10:52. > :10:56.not been good. He has had precious little to do, because they have not
:10:56. > :11:00.had to do anything seriously with territory. The anything he has been
:11:00. > :11:10.asked to do has been kicking and he's not on his day -- the only
:11:10. > :11:31.
:11:31. > :11:38.attacking, fluid player, but it's penalty advantage or Ireland. -- to
:11:38. > :11:48.Ireland. They have given away the penalty and have allowed one of
:11:48. > :11:53.
:11:53. > :12:03.there is no advantage, chuck the ball three yards forward. Simon
:12:03. > :12:06.
:12:06. > :12:10.Zebo saying, "oh, dear". The that says it all. Ireland taking on the
:12:10. > :12:17.South African aid. They should not be at all intimidated, not this
:12:17. > :12:23.South African eight. That was a loose pass. Very little on. Not
:12:23. > :12:33.much of an overlap. They will gratefully take the three points if
:12:33. > :12:39.
:12:39. > :12:46.will be rushing this. The whole game has been played at a
:12:46. > :12:52.pedestrian pace. Between every set- piece it has been very laboured. It
:12:52. > :12:56.is certainly not All Blacks pace. No, it is not. You can say that
:12:56. > :12:59.both teams are tentative, and you can understand Ireland wanting to
:12:59. > :13:03.ease themselves in, but I would have thought South Africa would
:13:03. > :13:07.have wanted to start the game very much the way they finished the
:13:07. > :13:12.championship, with real pace and impose themselves physically, but
:13:12. > :13:22.they have not done that because of errors and a lack of commitment to
:13:22. > :13:44.
:13:44. > :13:54.a few seconds left. We will have time for the 20 to drop out. -- 22
:13:54. > :13:57.
:13:57. > :14:07.seconds. South Africa swap their forwards to the other side of the
:14:07. > :14:25.
:14:25. > :14:30.field -- beating up a few more holding on. Good work there. One-
:14:30. > :14:40.on-one with Jamie Heaslip. He tackled him and got up quickly.
:14:40. > :14:51.
:14:51. > :15:01.not want to concede anything. They want to take the 12-3 lead into
:15:01. > :15:34.
:15:34. > :15:38.a lack of discipline by Chris Henry, he has given South Africa and
:15:38. > :15:48.option. I do not think Pat Lambie can reach that but he will have a
:15:48. > :15:48.
:15:48. > :15:55.go. Ruan Pienaar can certainly reach it. That is the 10 metre line
:15:55. > :16:03.in his own half, I wonder if even Ruan Pienaar had the length for
:16:03. > :16:10.this! I think this is just to get us until half-time. If to avoid the
:16:10. > :16:16.tongue-lashing they are going to get! -- to avoid. The South African
:16:16. > :16:26.coach is not going to be happy with this first half performance. I am
:16:26. > :16:37.
:16:37. > :16:47.sure this is not the way he had player, he plays nine, he plays 10,
:16:47. > :17:09.
:17:09. > :17:13.he plays anywhere, but can he kick changing rooms. Jonathon Sexton
:17:13. > :17:23.goes the same way and he will be very happy because his four
:17:23. > :17:30.
:17:30. > :17:37.penalties mean that Ireland are After the fireworks off the pitch,
:17:37. > :17:41.it took time to get going and it was that man, Jonathon Sexton. He
:17:41. > :17:47.took all the chances, and that is what Ireland did well in the first
:17:47. > :17:53.half. They took their chances. Pat Lambie was not having a good day
:17:53. > :17:57.for us of African. Ireland were up in the kicking game. There were
:17:57. > :18:07.fireworks towards the end of the second half and Pietersen was sent
:18:07. > :18:13.to the sin-bin. There was not much change. So Ireland are in the lead.
:18:13. > :18:17.Rob Kearney is on the touchline. Ireland are probably happy with
:18:17. > :18:22.that lead at half-time. They had a lot to prove after what happened in
:18:22. > :18:30.New Zealand over the summer, have they gone some way to answering
:18:30. > :18:34.their critics? If absolutely, a nine-point lead is a good result.
:18:34. > :18:39.- absolutely. We will not have proved a critics wrong until full-
:18:39. > :18:44.time but we are going well. South Africa are not playing well but
:18:44. > :18:52.that is not taking anything from Ireland, we are doing everything
:18:52. > :18:58.well and implementing it a stronger game plan. We need a try! To be
:18:58. > :19:05.fair to Ireland, we are trying to play rugby and play at a quick pace.
:19:05. > :19:10.We are not picking a lot of ball soaked if some -- so if one team
:19:10. > :19:14.looks to score, it will be us. South Africa are proud and people
:19:14. > :19:18.in that part of the world will not be proud of the first half,
:19:18. > :19:23.underwhelmed? After this season they have had, they have not
:19:23. > :19:28.fulfilled their potential. -- after this season they have had. The
:19:28. > :19:35.first 40 minutes they have had here have illustrated the same. They are
:19:35. > :19:40.not fulfilling their physicality, they are not good at the breakdown.
:19:40. > :19:46.They must do better in the second half. Does this they need an
:19:46. > :19:50.injection of speed? That is EDF -- that is easier said than done, the
:19:50. > :19:54.referee has called the few penalty, there have been handling the
:19:54. > :20:01.mistakes, so it is difficulty when there are not the opportunities,
:20:01. > :20:06.but hopefully we will see more rugby in the second half.
:20:06. > :20:10.Folk for the statistics are interesting, South Africa have
:20:10. > :20:16.conceded 11 penalties to Ireland's four penalties -- the statistics.
:20:16. > :20:24.And more tackles made by them, 56 for South Africa at and 35 for
:20:24. > :20:29.Ireland, is that an indication of the first half? It was fairly
:20:29. > :20:37.lacklustre and very one-paced. A bit of invention from Ireland, but
:20:37. > :20:40.for South Africa, and no pace. -- no pace. And they did not have
:20:40. > :20:46.enough players coming game at which is why they gave away penalties,
:20:46. > :20:52.that is down to pace and attitude. Ireland making the most of
:20:52. > :20:58.opportunities and Jonathon Sexton did well. They are trying to play
:20:58. > :21:06.and they are the side looking to play the most rugby. It has turned
:21:06. > :21:13.into a bit of a non affair as there has not been a lot, but we have
:21:13. > :21:20.kicked well from the ground. Jonathan Sexton and Zebo, they have
:21:20. > :21:26.kicked well to contest. We are finding the ground and we are
:21:26. > :21:30.getting a good pace so that is a good aspect of our games.
:21:30. > :21:35.Jonathon Sexton of his closing again on that 250 points and did
:21:35. > :21:41.not do ruck had -- and did not do much wrong today. This is a good
:21:41. > :21:51.kick. And he is showing great leadership qualities and he is
:21:51. > :21:53.
:21:54. > :21:59.making sure everybody is ready to over, he is very composed. When he
:21:59. > :22:09.gets into a river no, I know he has missed one, but he can be a world
:22:09. > :22:12.
:22:12. > :22:22.class goal kick head -- a reference. -- rhythm. There is not a lot of
:22:22. > :22:23.
:22:23. > :22:31.Play macro. We all start talking about the Lions tour early, there
:22:31. > :22:41.is a lot between now and then. let's look at the aggression from
:22:41. > :22:48.
:22:48. > :22:54.a disciplined and for the first by making the tackle, it is up to him
:22:54. > :22:58.not to put his hands on the ball and Ireland are good at that.
:22:58. > :23:03.good aspect is trying to police yourself so when a referee is
:23:03. > :23:08.calling hands-off, it is other guys telling him to let go and getting
:23:08. > :23:12.into the defensive line. We have only given away four penalties and
:23:13. > :23:17.that is a big testament to them. Against South Africa, they are
:23:17. > :23:27.going to kick a lot and they take their chances from the ground. They
:23:27. > :23:28.
:23:28. > :23:33.We have to continue with that left all that level of discipline and
:23:33. > :23:38.not let them back in the game, and if we continue with that positive
:23:39. > :23:45.mindset, we can have a chance. the position for Zebo, normally a
:23:45. > :23:50.winger, he is in fullback, what do you make of him? He has looked
:23:50. > :23:56.composed, it is nerve-racking. He is out of position. He knew the
:23:56. > :24:06.ball would be in the air for him all day but he is going to have a
:24:06. > :24:12.
:24:12. > :24:18.wants the chance to run. He has been one of the real bright sparks
:24:18. > :24:22.in this first half. Mack he has been excellent this year and that
:24:22. > :24:30.is probably why he has been picked officio -- he has been excellent.
:24:30. > :24:36.If he continues like that, he might have open field and see what he is
:24:36. > :24:45.made of. He is powerful and a big guy. I did not realise he was 6 ft
:24:45. > :24:50.Get the ball to him and we could cause trouble. There was a break on
:24:51. > :24:56.the far side and Tommy Bowe carried the ball 20 yards and it got
:24:56. > :24:59.everybody going. You realised they had not been a lot of that.
:24:59. > :25:08.need something to ignite the crowd and you want that to be great
:25:08. > :25:18.skills. There was little of that. What energised them was a player
:25:18. > :25:24.
:25:24. > :25:34.this is staffed! Team-mates will protect that own player, but this
:25:34. > :25:35.
:25:35. > :25:41.is handbag stuffed. -- stuff. That was a silly yellow card. He only
:25:42. > :25:48.had eyes for Chris Henry and he got his timing wrong, so he deserves
:25:48. > :25:58.his time at in the sin-bin. crowd hate seeing that? That was
:25:58. > :26:00.
:26:00. > :26:04.I think he was just making a big impact to get them going and he
:26:04. > :26:09.realised they were a bit lacklustre so wanted to make the impact and
:26:09. > :26:13.get them on the front foot, but he got his timing wrong! The ball was
:26:13. > :26:23.behind his head so he was not looking at the ball, but that is
:26:23. > :26:30.
:26:30. > :26:34.not good play! Not been a great week for him so far! And not been a
:26:34. > :26:44.great start for Wales. Based suffered a big defeat earlier today
:26:44. > :26:57.
:26:57. > :27:02.to Argentina -- based suffered. It Argentina. -- a try. -- try. The
:27:02. > :27:07.Welsh will be worried about their defence and Argentina come here in
:27:07. > :27:12.two weeks. Wales had a disappointing summer, a washout in
:27:12. > :27:17.Australia. They will be disappointed by that. They will not
:27:17. > :27:26.have expected that result. When Argentina get in front, they are a
:27:26. > :27:32.They are a very tight-knit team and you see a lot of Argentinian
:27:32. > :27:36.players not playing well for their club, but they always play well for
:27:36. > :27:42.Argentina. It will be tough in two weeks' time here so it is important
:27:42. > :27:48.to get the result this evening. can get highlight of England's
:27:48. > :27:54.match against Fiji from 7pm tonight. They are looking to hold on to a
:27:54. > :28:04.top four seeding ahead of those doors in December. And Scotland
:28:04. > :28:08.
:28:08. > :28:12.looking to overturn years of Coverage starts on BBC One tomorrow.
:28:12. > :28:17.Who does most of the talking in an Ireland dressing room? You go end
:28:17. > :28:22.and have a drink and have some time to yourself, the defensive coach
:28:22. > :28:29.comes in, the attack coach comes in, Declan Kidney says something and
:28:29. > :28:35.the captain Bory senior player says the last few minutes. -- or a
:28:35. > :28:40.senior player. Take it in five minutes segments. It was similar in
:28:40. > :28:45.my day, and you keep your concentration. You can get ahead of
:28:45. > :28:50.yourself very quickly. You do not want to not having -- you do not
:28:50. > :28:56.want to not have concentration in the second half. We did not mention
:28:56. > :29:02.your predictions of a two. Victory for Ireland, both of you. If you
:29:02. > :29:08.give it to me now, I will take that. South Africa have to come back,
:29:08. > :29:14.they have not played any rugby so far. They need a better second half
:29:14. > :29:20.and Ireland need to do the same. Ireland need to be aware that South
:29:20. > :29:27.Africa will have a purple patch at some point in the second half. They
:29:27. > :29:37.need to make sure they do not come at us. And we can go back to our
:29:37. > :29:43.
:29:43. > :29:50.commentary team, Eddie Butler and to three. Will they change their
:29:50. > :29:55.ways and increase the speed and not allow frustration to creep in?
:29:55. > :30:02.Wayne Barnes has penalised the Springboks at the breakdown in
:30:02. > :30:07.particular. It will be interesting to see if there is evidence of what
:30:07. > :30:11.the respective coaches have been saying at half-time, assuming the
:30:11. > :30:16.players followed the directions. You would have expected that
:30:16. > :30:24.Heyneke Meyer had some harsh words and you would expect some result,
:30:24. > :30:34.particularly in the first five minutes, from both teams.
:30:34. > :30:34.
:30:34. > :31:48.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 287 seconds
:31:48. > :31:55.Lambie starts the second half at wonderful tackle by Mike McCarthy.
:31:55. > :32:05.He has been, by some distance, South Africa's most physical player.
:32:05. > :32:15.
:32:15. > :32:21.That looks like Cian Healy tapping assessment. Ruan Pienaar on the
:32:21. > :32:25.counter, and Keith Earls on the tackle, assisted by Conor Murray.
:32:25. > :32:30.don't know if he was getting up in an offside position, but Cian Healy
:32:30. > :32:39.is going on for the concussion assessment. -- going off. It is
:32:39. > :32:49.good to see that coming into the game now. David Kilcoyne comes on.
:32:49. > :32:51.
:32:51. > :32:54.corner. It is a key moment for Ireland. They don't want to let
:32:54. > :33:04.South Africa get back into the game and get a psychological upper hand,
:33:04. > :33:29.
:33:29. > :33:33.so to speak. They will want to plays in. Adriaan Strauss has the
:33:33. > :33:38.ball, and may have given away the penalty. They need to get more
:33:38. > :33:44.players into that. The seas the South African response. Give it
:33:44. > :33:54.some grind up front, and it will work, and a new penalty. A third
:33:54. > :33:54.
:33:54. > :33:58.new penalty, and it could be the just to get away with a penalty. No,
:33:58. > :34:08.they haven't. Jamie Heaslip has been yellow-carded and sent to the
:34:08. > :34:09.
:34:09. > :34:19.bin. Three offences, and No. 8 was the last one. Loud and Clear by
:34:19. > :34:20.
:34:20. > :34:25.Wayne Barnes. Three offences in attack and start pushing back, but
:34:25. > :34:28.they didn't put enough people into it. They haven't conceded three
:34:28. > :34:32.points, but by losing Jamie Heaslip they might have conceded more in
:34:32. > :34:39.the long run. I don't suppose you'll see much more than the same
:34:39. > :34:46.again. Adriaan Strauss to throw. JP Pietersen is back on for South
:34:46. > :34:56.African, why on the far side. -- South Africa. -- way you on the far
:34:56. > :35:03.
:35:03. > :35:13.They have taken it down. The ball is out of play, but they will go
:35:13. > :35:34.
:35:34. > :35:38.own. He's he held up? -- Pienaar waits for it. We will go to the 10
:35:38. > :35:46.or -- television match official. There was like a little light bulb
:35:46. > :35:56.flashing on penile's ahead. He saw a little bit of a gap -- Pienaar's
:35:56. > :36:01.
:36:01. > :36:07.not see the grounding from that angle. There is downward pressure
:36:07. > :36:17.there. Pienaar's own armies under the ball as he carries it through.
:36:17. > :36:20.
:36:20. > :36:25.You have to assume that part of the is any reason why he cannot award
:36:25. > :36:33.the drive. I think the top of the ball has been grounded as he has
:36:33. > :36:43.rolled forward. You may award the try. A Yes, the ball rolled over,
:36:43. > :36:54.
:36:54. > :37:00.try awarded. Now the chance to by the South African start to the
:37:00. > :37:04.second half? All too easy for South Africa. They pretty much scored at
:37:04. > :37:08.will after creating their first chance. After the relative
:37:08. > :37:14.dominance from Ireland in the first half, they have not gone mad. They
:37:14. > :37:19.will have to up their game another level -- they have not done that.
:37:19. > :37:29.Ireland have gone from being 12- three go to only 12-10, but they
:37:29. > :37:47.
:37:47. > :37:57.line-out without their captain. They are going to have to improvise
:37:57. > :37:57.
:37:57. > :38:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 287 seconds
:38:39. > :38:47.was a poor kick by Mori, no pressure, and no chase. -- by
:38:47. > :38:53.Murray. Pietersen took it well, but there was basically no one around
:38:53. > :39:03.him. So, Ireland start again. will still be an Irish road towards
:39:03. > :39:10.
:39:10. > :39:20.the halfway line. -- and Irish position in the line-out. Still
:39:20. > :39:20.
:39:20. > :40:20.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 287 seconds
:40:20. > :40:28.Andrew Trimble has touched it, so that will be a South African throat.
:40:28. > :40:38.-- throat. If has touched a cameraman, so that is why it can't
:40:38. > :40:40.
:40:40. > :40:46.be a quick one -- it has touched a Andrew Trimble had little option.
:40:46. > :40:56.He had no guarantee that was going in. Having it touches fingers did
:40:56. > :41:12.
:41:12. > :41:22.not help the cause. -- touch his after the strength of the line-out.
:41:22. > :41:54.
:41:54. > :42:04.They are playing to instructions, Ireland with a chance to run out
:42:04. > :42:16.
:42:16. > :42:21.prove it downfield. -- roof it had got through, Ireland might have
:42:21. > :42:25.been away, but Andrew Trimble decided to clear their lines.
:42:25. > :42:31.think South Africa have responded well. They needed to come out and
:42:31. > :42:35.up the tempo, and that is what they have done. There have been a few
:42:35. > :42:45.costly. Given away, but we are seeing South Africa play to their
:42:45. > :42:45.
:42:45. > :43:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 287 seconds
:43:47. > :43:52.Strentz -- a few costly tries given O'Mahoney, so the brawling,
:43:52. > :43:59.battling work of the Springbok forwards is starting to take its
:43:59. > :44:06.toll on Ireland. A chance for South Africa to take the lead. This is
:44:06. > :44:10.where the penalty is. He has made the tackle on Francois Hougaard, a
:44:10. > :44:20.slippery customer, but he needs to get his arms away and he has not
:44:20. > :44:45.
:44:45. > :44:50.done it there. Ireland look like has been all South Africa in this
:44:50. > :45:00.second half. And they have converted a 12-3 deficit into a
:45:00. > :45:04.
:45:04. > :45:11.respond. They have got Jamie Heaslip back. They are just about
:45:11. > :45:21.getting back, I should say. There he goes. Overall, not too bad in
:45:21. > :45:21.
:45:21. > :46:18.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 287 seconds
:46:18. > :46:28.terms of points conceded with 14 and --.. And a covering tackle by
:46:28. > :46:53.
:46:53. > :47:03.Francois Louw. And this is good so claiming a high tackle on Keith
:47:03. > :47:03.
:47:03. > :48:01.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 287 seconds
:48:01. > :48:05.penalised. -- Ireland. Tommy Bowe is penalised. That is frustrating
:48:05. > :48:09.for Ireland after a good passage of play. South Africa Op are making
:48:09. > :48:16.the most on it and putting the pressure territory back and Ireland
:48:16. > :48:23.-- South Africa on making. Ireland are not making the important
:48:23. > :48:33.breakthrough. The defence has been a pretty solid forced South Africa.
:48:33. > :48:45.
:48:45. > :48:55.-- has been pretty solid for South front row. Jannie du Plessis is
:48:55. > :49:27.
:49:27. > :49:37.going off and Pat Cilliers is them and are trying to get in early.
:49:37. > :49:37.
:49:37. > :50:19.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 287 seconds
:50:19. > :50:25.gets. It is on it a touch judge's flag from inside the Irish 22. I
:50:25. > :50:29.think it is a late tackle on Tommy Bowe. That is probably marginal, I
:50:30. > :50:39.thought he was tackled as he was kicking, but we might get to see
:50:40. > :51:13.
:51:13. > :51:23.that again. Certainly not going to the second half of South Africa.
:51:23. > :51:45.
:51:45. > :51:55.Fergus mixer -- Fergus McFadden is move, if first touch for Fergus
:51:55. > :52:12.
:52:12. > :52:22.McFadden. -- a first touch. Tommy footwork. The and it was picked up.
:52:22. > :52:32.
:52:32. > :52:40.Keith Earls is looking good! Ireland have earned a penalty.
:52:40. > :52:45.Keith Earls is getting tossed around now! They want to get Keith
:52:45. > :52:52.Earls and Zebo into those spaces, their footwork is so good. Inches
:52:52. > :52:57.away from making that big breakthrough. Chris Henry is having
:52:57. > :53:03.attention. Rob Kearney. I imagine the possession stakes are not
:53:03. > :53:09.favourable for Ireland. And we are starting to get ball now and it is
:53:09. > :53:15.important we utilise it. It is going to be a very tense and
:53:15. > :53:20.exciting final 20 minutes. Ireland can just work back into the
:53:20. > :53:24.lead, psychologically, they will be positive. They will think they have
:53:24. > :53:28.something to defend and get back to where they were in the first half.
:53:28. > :53:33.Losing the lead was a big psychological blow and if they can
:53:33. > :53:43.get it back again, that will mean a lot and take the momentum out of
:53:43. > :53:43.
:53:43. > :53:49.the 15 minute good spell South Africa had., they had possibly
:53:49. > :53:59.their best movement, their best set of phases -- they had. Ireland were
:53:59. > :54:34.
:54:34. > :54:43.penalised. How difficult when you That was a big ask. Not quite as
:54:43. > :54:53.far as the one Ruan Pienaar missed at the end of the first half.
:54:53. > :54:56.
:54:56. > :55:03.for Ireland. And Conor Murray is replaced. Eoin Reddan coming gone
:55:03. > :55:13.it might be a sign that Ireland want to lift the tempo. He is
:55:13. > :55:24.
:55:24. > :55:34.their line-out. First touch full Eoin Reddan to Jamie Heaslip. --
:55:34. > :56:01.
:56:01. > :56:11.quarter business. This is what got South Africa back into the game and
:56:11. > :56:40.
:56:40. > :56:46.not quickly enough! -- it is there for Eoin Reddan. The maul was
:56:46. > :56:51.called and it needed to be immediately played but it was not,
:56:51. > :56:56.so it is a turnover. frustrating for Ireland. South
:56:56. > :57:02.Africa and -- it is frustrating for Ireland. South Africa have been
:57:02. > :57:11.outstanding in that regard and kept the ball off the ground. Ireland
:57:11. > :57:21.developed that as a skill for Austria. Pressure macro is being
:57:21. > :57:25.
:57:25. > :57:30.sorted out for Crampers. -- CJ van der Linde. -- cramp. South Africa
:57:30. > :57:40.are catching up. Ireland would have led with that statistic in the
:57:40. > :57:47.
:57:47. > :57:56.first half for turnovers. Donnacha O'Callaghan is preparing to come on.
:57:56. > :58:01.And it looks as though Donnacha Ryan it is coming off a. He has had
:58:01. > :58:06.an important part in sorting out the Irish or line-out. This looks
:58:06. > :58:16.like an injury replacement. -- Irish line-out. For think it may be
:58:16. > :58:19.
:58:19. > :58:23.concussion. -- I think. He has done well, out with Mike McCarthy. Very
:58:23. > :58:30.important at the break down. A fresh injection of energy from
:58:30. > :58:40.Donnacha Ryan. He has been in good form recently. He is fired up! He
:58:40. > :58:52.
:58:52. > :59:02.wants to make an impression. CJ van der Linde is replaced. He is
:59:02. > :59:11.replaced by Van Der Merwe. They are team-mates at Leinster, they should
:59:11. > :59:16.know each other! This is the first scrum we have seen go to ground.
:59:16. > :59:22.Just as soon as Van Der Merwe comes on! Not saying there is any
:59:22. > :59:28.connection. I think the reduced caused by the referee had helped
:59:28. > :59:35.the scrums. We have not seen so many collapses this season. I have
:59:35. > :59:45.to agree with you. I spoke too soon! That goes down. And Mike Ross
:59:45. > :00:11.
:00:11. > :00:21.that when they meet up again in goes to ground first. -- Mike Ross.
:00:21. > :00:21.
:00:21. > :01:03.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 287 seconds
:01:03. > :01:13.Alberts is coming off. And on comes in the air. That is Peter O'Mahoney
:01:13. > :01:28.
:01:28. > :01:37.trailer. -- used the truck and trailer. Lambie will go for goal.
:01:37. > :01:40.Ireland cannot give away cheap penalties in kicking range. Ireland
:01:40. > :01:44.need to get themselves back into this, and they do not want to be
:01:44. > :01:54.doing that. Difficult times for Declan Kidney. There is a growing
:01:54. > :01:54.
:01:54. > :03:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 287 seconds
:03:34. > :03:39.reversed, so O'Callaghan is off, and Donnacha Ryan is back on. Keith,
:03:39. > :03:42.what do Ireland have to do to get back into this? They need to mix up
:03:42. > :03:46.the game a bit more. They kicked very well in the first half, but
:03:46. > :03:50.they need to hold on to it because at the South African defensive play
:03:50. > :04:00.has kept them pinned in their own half. They need to work their way
:04:00. > :04:09.back up the field. The first thing they have to do is get out here.
:04:09. > :04:16.Let's see what the scrum is like. We cannot give away a penalty here.
:04:16. > :04:26.That will be in Vanda molar -- Banda molar's mind. It will be a
:04:26. > :04:42.
:04:42. > :04:49.that should be the other way round, the Springbok scrum was going
:04:49. > :04:54.forward. So, immediately, his shoulder is below his hips. I would
:04:55. > :05:02.like to hear what Keith thinks of that one. The tight-head is turning
:05:02. > :05:07.in under pressure. Mike Ross was turning in, and he was penalised.
:05:07. > :05:17.Some props struggle against certain other props. Each prop has his own
:05:17. > :05:24.
:05:25. > :05:34.nemesis, and maybe his team mate is and it is good. South Africa extend
:05:35. > :05:47.
:05:47. > :05:57.There will be a triple substitution. But not yet. Part of it might be
:05:57. > :06:33.
:06:33. > :06:36.has been better, South Africa. Ireland are going to bring on
:06:36. > :06:40.Michael Bent, and I would suggest Mike Ross is coming off, probably
:06:40. > :06:48.as a reaction to the last couple of scrums were Ireland have been
:06:48. > :06:56.penalised. -- where Ireland. Here we go, the Irish bring on Michael
:06:56. > :07:06.Bent, fresh off the plane from New Zealand. He comes on and earns
:07:06. > :07:17.
:07:17. > :07:27.himself a cap for Ireland. South from Michael Bent. We have had a
:07:27. > :07:37.
:07:37. > :07:44.number done on us, so what will he Villiers kicks it on, and the
:07:44. > :07:51.knock-on by South Africa in the tackle. Well, a better scrum and
:07:51. > :07:59.Ireland got the ball back, albeit that they were going backwards.
:07:59. > :08:09.Bente gets another chance. Well picked up, that knock-on by Wayne
:08:09. > :08:15.
:08:15. > :08:21.Barnes. Ian Henderson is on for his O'Mahony. -- so he has come on.
:08:21. > :08:31.Ireland trial by four points. This is Chris Henry, on his knees,
:08:31. > :08:41.
:08:41. > :08:45.and they earned themselves a penalty. That is a dream start for
:08:45. > :08:49.Michael Bent. You come on as a substitute because your colleague
:08:49. > :08:59.is getting a torrid time and you turn it around. He has proved his
:08:59. > :09:10.
:09:10. > :09:17.deal of care about that cake. He wanted maximum distance and a
:09:17. > :09:24.maximum gain at -- about that kick. You sense that Ireland need some
:09:24. > :09:34.points, a penalty. They are in -- out by two penalties, but you sense
:09:34. > :09:34.
:09:34. > :10:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 287 seconds
:10:25. > :10:35.a good second half. As has Peter defence, and he makes another
:10:35. > :10:55.
:10:55. > :10:58.tackle. The Marcell Coetzee has because South Africa are slowing
:10:58. > :11:08.everything down. They have done it again, and they have won the
:11:08. > :11:16.
:11:16. > :11:22.down the first line of defence. There is Donnacha Ryan on the ball.
:11:22. > :11:32.Very strong body position by South Africa and not enough Irishmen in
:11:32. > :11:39.
:11:39. > :11:45.the contact area. A reversal of the -- played by international
:11:45. > :11:51.standards at a very slow pace. There has been power in the South
:11:51. > :11:56.African second half performance. Strauss is coming off and on comes
:11:56. > :12:06.Cronin. There is going to be a change in the three-quarters as
:12:06. > :12:09.
:12:09. > :12:19.well, because O'Gara comes on for half an Jonathan Sexton will move
:12:19. > :12:43.
:12:43. > :12:50.for the small -- this malt to go on for four-and-a-half minutes, but
:12:50. > :13:00.Pienaar sneaks up the blind side and JP Pietersen drops the past. --
:13:00. > :13:01.
:13:01. > :14:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 287 seconds
:14:04. > :14:12.This is deep in their own half. -- within their own half. A decent
:14:12. > :14:22.tackle, went for the ball. Able to knock it out of Zebo's hands, but
:14:22. > :14:28.
:14:28. > :14:34.it is another turnover with South at this, and if they do see it out
:14:34. > :14:44.and win the game, they will look back and think they had an
:14:44. > :14:54.
:14:54. > :15:00.opportunity to put away a side who bench. Pat Cilliers, after his
:15:00. > :15:10.treatment, comes into the Springbok front row. Time is running out for
:15:10. > :15:42.
:15:42. > :15:46.Ireland. The clock has not not just gone, it has done that!
:15:46. > :15:56.And not for the first time. You can see a number of areas it has been
:15:56. > :16:08.
:16:08. > :16:18.coming away, it has not done Iain Henderson is on for Ireland.
:16:18. > :16:42.
:16:42. > :16:47.What can he do? Will he see his keep it tight among the forwards.
:16:47. > :16:57.And Ireland have stolen it, 1 at last chance with a one minute and a
:16:57. > :17:04.half left on the clock! -- with a minute and a half. One last chance,
:17:04. > :17:08.but that is their own 22! So much easier to defend when you know what
:17:08. > :17:18.the other team are going to do. Ireland will have to keep it in
:17:18. > :17:43.
:17:43. > :17:50.five, at Mike McCarthy! And that is an excellent tackle by
:17:50. > :17:57.Francois Hougaard. Ireland are struggling to get the ball away,
:17:57. > :18:07.but South Africa give away the penalty. Have Ireland got time to
:18:07. > :18:20.
:18:20. > :18:30.make proper territorial gain under O'Callaghan are the two second row
:18:30. > :18:33.
:18:33. > :18:42.has now. -- Donnacha Ryan. -- rows. Simon Cronin -- Sean Cronin. And
:18:42. > :18:52.Jamie Heaslip wins it in the end for Ireland. Jean de Villiers Stott
:18:52. > :18:56.
:18:56. > :19:00.Ireland again. -- stopped. Possession has been lost, that is
:19:00. > :19:05.it. That was tame we've given away at the end. The referee Wayne
:19:05. > :19:12.Barnes blows his whistle and South Africa have come to Dublin, to the
:19:12. > :19:17.Aviva Stadium, and they have beaten Ireland by 16 points to 12. A lot
:19:17. > :19:22.of people might have taken out before the match, but I think that
:19:22. > :19:27.is a missed opportunity for Ireland. Maybe expectations were low coming
:19:27. > :19:32.in to it, but we are missing the impact players and because of the
:19:32. > :19:37.experience missing, that is not a bad result. But those players will
:19:37. > :19:47.be disappointed. But they have found another tight bend prop,
:19:47. > :19:52.
:19:52. > :19:56.Michael Bent came on and made a big South Africa have not always
:19:56. > :20:04.managed to win here, but they have done it this evening!
:20:04. > :20:09.Raised eyebrows here at two players -- raised eyebrows here, South
:20:09. > :20:14.Africa where there for the taking. For a nine-point lead at half time,
:20:14. > :20:18.the boys will be bitterly disappointed. You mentioned not
:20:18. > :20:27.allowing South Africa have a purple patch, but they did exactly that
:20:27. > :20:33.from the kick-off and played a clever game. We have introduced Rob
:20:33. > :20:39.Kearney. He has been rescued from outside. That was a strange game in
:20:39. > :20:45.many ways. It was, Rob Kearney's first introduction, it was a game
:20:45. > :20:49.of two halves! Ireland played well in the first half, South Africa did
:20:49. > :20:55.not play at all and did nothing with the ball. They came out in the
:20:55. > :20:59.second half with a lot of energy. They were not particularly flash,
:20:59. > :21:06.they held the ball for a long period of time and Ireland tended
:21:06. > :21:11.to soak up that pressure at but did not do a lot themselves. - that
:21:11. > :21:15.pressure. The fact they did not score in the second half shows you.
:21:15. > :21:21.Before the players came out, Brian said there would be a purple patch,
:21:21. > :21:28.it seemed to last 40 minutes. score says it all, -- the score
:21:28. > :21:32.says it all, it cannot afford not to score in rugby and that was the
:21:32. > :21:40.downfall on the days. We had a few opportunities but bad handling
:21:40. > :21:45.mistakes let us down. A highlight at the end, Michael Bent? We had
:21:45. > :21:49.just given away tight penalties and he came on and got into a good
:21:49. > :21:55.position, very straight, did not go in at all and suddenly the
:21:55. > :22:01.penalties started going our way and he carried the ball very well.
:22:01. > :22:04.Zebo looked very useful. I am sure that I beside the one not
:22:05. > :22:12.complement his game! He looked comfortable on the ball and
:22:12. > :22:18.exciting in attack. He kicked well, so if you were to pick out a couple
:22:18. > :22:23.of performances, Simon's was one of the few highlights. He would rather
:22:23. > :22:27.play on the wing, so no sweat! Sonia has the Man of the Match,
:22:27. > :22:31.Ruan Pienaar. You looked like a completely
:22:31. > :22:36.different side in the second half, what do you put that down to?
:22:36. > :22:41.had a terrible first half and made a lot of mistakes, of the kicking
:22:41. > :22:46.game was not grain. The forwards made a huge step up in the second
:22:46. > :22:53.half and we kept the ball and we forced them to make mistakes. A
:22:53. > :22:59.very proud of the guys. -- I am very proud. Your try was the only
:22:59. > :23:04.one of the match, it is that a concern for South Africa? No, it is
:23:04. > :23:09.a tough place to play rugby and it is a good Irish side so that is the
:23:09. > :23:15.least of our concerns, there are a lot of other things to work on.
:23:15. > :23:25.Congratulations. They will be relieved but that win
:23:25. > :23:34.
:23:34. > :23:41.because they only won two of the Ulster -- he is well for tough. He
:23:41. > :23:51.can control games and sniffed out opportunities and he has done that.
:23:51. > :23:56.That is where the contact had to be made. As you turn around the corner,
:23:56. > :24:04.that is Donnacha Ryan, he has to stay attached, I he cannot go after
:24:04. > :24:09.it. -- he cannot. Ruan Pienaar assault the movement I knew he
:24:09. > :24:17.could sneak in. There was a lot of pressure from South Africa. It was
:24:17. > :24:21.badly timed. It referee will always go with attacking teams. -- a
:24:21. > :24:31.referee. He will always favour those going forward and trying to
:24:31. > :24:41.He accused us of a couple of penalties and put a play in the
:24:41. > :24:47.
:24:47. > :24:53.a bit harsh. The referee said there were three penalties before us.
:24:53. > :25:02.There is nothing wrong with that. Jamie comes in and balls around the
:25:02. > :25:10.side. It is because you are only a couple of metres from the line. The
:25:10. > :25:17.referee says, one too many, you are going in the bin. We were arguing
:25:17. > :25:27.it a bit but I suppose he deserved it. And how much did that affect
:25:27. > :25:27.
:25:27. > :25:32.Losing your captain it will affect a team, a you need 15 against South
:25:32. > :25:40.Africa at any stage -- or losing your captain. The fire it -- beside
:25:40. > :25:47.in the first half was very different to the second half. --
:25:47. > :25:52.the side. You cannot sit back on a score against a world-class team
:25:52. > :25:56.like South Africa. In the end, they probably deserved that victory.
:25:56. > :26:01.Fiji next but it is that game against Argentina that will be
:26:01. > :26:09.important, especially with those world rankings. Like four years ago,
:26:09. > :26:16.we are in a similar situation where it comes to around two that last
:26:16. > :26:22.game. Those World Cup rankings are very important. They may not seem
:26:22. > :26:26.important now but when you face the prospect of a failure forehead
:26:26. > :26:34.consecutive week, it can make a big difference. -- for a consecutive
:26:35. > :26:40.weeks. A possible 4th Lions tour for you, how much does it play on
:26:40. > :26:48.your mind? There is so much talk about it so early. Having played a
:26:48. > :26:54.few seasons now and for a few years, you realise that when it starts in
:26:54. > :27:04.September, the Tories not going to be until June, Paris so much rugby
:27:04. > :27:05.
:27:05. > :27:10.-- the talk is not. -- tour. Guys are going to pick up injuries and
:27:10. > :27:16.show form so the team you pick now will not -- will look nothing like
:27:16. > :27:22.the final team. A number of teams will be suggested. To talk about it
:27:22. > :27:27.at this time of year, they will tighten up. They will say they his
:27:27. > :27:33.big pressure on them, that is not what they need. You have had a
:27:33. > :27:38.taste and you want more. You cannot think too much about it early in
:27:38. > :27:45.the season. Players at this stage in the season, their form counts
:27:45. > :27:50.for very little. The squad will be picked during the Six Nations and
:27:50. > :27:53.into the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup. Within the Six
:27:53. > :27:58.Nations, the attitude has to be for the team to do well, for Ireland to
:27:58. > :28:05.do well, because she will get more players on the tour, that is the
:28:05. > :28:10.way it works. -- you will get. If you start thinking individually
:28:10. > :28:16.about playing well, good luck to you! You have to go well as a team
:28:16. > :28:20.in Europe if you can all with the international team. It has been
:28:20. > :28:29.great having you here and the handsome quota of the studio has