RTÉ Rugby World Cup podcast: Farrell sticks to his guns, and how Ireland can attack the Boks

Neil Treacy is by Lyon coach and former Scotland attack coach AB Zondagh, as well as Bernard Jackman ahead of Ireland's RWC meeting with South Africa.

The panel analyse Ireland's team selection for Saturday's crucial meeting with the Springboks on Saturday night (2:30), and discuss how Ireland can go about breaking down the miserly South African defence (6:20).

We also examine the high-risk high-reward strategy taken by Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber with their 7:1 split of forwards and backs on the bench (22:25).

With Ireland set to take on Scotland in their final pool game, Zondagh gives an insight into what it was like working with Gregor Townsend and Finn Russell during his spell as their attack coach from 2021 to 2023 (29:35).

And the podcast also looks at how France, Wales and Australis are shaping up (37:55), before discussing some of the attacking trends we're seeing at the RWC (47:08).

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