Ireland face trial by fire on Saturday, opening up their autumn Test series with the most difficult of their three international fixtures when they play host to South Africa.
Joe Schmidt's first year as head coach of the Six Nations title holders was a highly positive one but now the pressure is on to show marked improvement having had ample time to integrate his plans.
Less than a year remains until the 2015 Rugby World Cup gets underway, and South Africa bring the kind of elite examination Ireland can expect to encounter in the competition.
We discuss a sample of the key battles that could dictate the result in Dublin this weekend.
//from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/10R5vpZ
via IFTTT November 04, 2014
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