RTÉ Rugby podcast: Ireland keeping quiet as Rassie leads the hype train

Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman and Jonny Holland to look ahead at Ireland's first Test against South Africa on Saturday.

Neil brings the latest news from the Ireland camp in Johannesburg, while Bernard and Jonny analyse how Andy Farrell's side can go about challenging the world champions.

We discuss how Springboks' coach Rassie Erasmus has been ramping up the mind games ahead of the series (01:00), and how rugby needs more panto villains in the game.

The panel discuss some of the selection calls facing Farrell this week, particularly at scrum-half, where it's likely to be either Craig Casey or Conor Murray (17:05).

We look at how the South Africans are showing no signs of complacency (14:00) since their World Cup win, given the recent record against Ireland.

And the podcast examines what areas of the opposition each side will look to expose at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday (27:02).

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