Andy Farrell picks a strong team to face the Springboks with some big calls

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Ireland are set to take on South Africa Saturday evening at the Aviva Stadium, their first game since that historic tour to New Zealand in the summer. The hype and expectation in Irish rugby at the moment is massive, with less than a year to go until the Rugby World Cup in France.

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It’s going to be a cracking game between both as South African have named an extremely strong side and Ireland have played the boys since 2017 when Ireland absolutely hammered the South Africans. Who do you see coming out on top on this one? There will only be a score in it guaranteed but Ireland should have the edge with the current form they’re in and Johnny Sexton at ten.

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