PAUL REES SAYS IRELAND’S TWO-TEST SHOWDOWN IN SOUTH AFRICA WILL BE THE REAL THINGAND NOT A FUND-RAISER

THE pick of the summer series pitches the Six Nations champions Ireland against the World Cup winners South Africa. The words already exchanged before the sides face each other in Pretoria on July 6, the first of two Tests, suggest that these will be no friendly internationals but skirmishes to savour.
South Africa top the world rankings ahead of Ireland and there is a certain symmetry to the series involving the Rugby Championship and Six Nations sides. New Zealand in third ...