Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus admitted that the Boks could surprise the Irish with a seven-one bench split of forwards to backs later in the week, despite him naming a match 23 featuring a six-two split yesterday for Saturday's clash at Loftus.
The Boks shocked the rugby world when they picked a seven-one split for their pre-World Cup clash against the All Blacks at Twickenham last year, with it paying off spectacularly as they hammered their biggest rivals 35-7.
They have since deployed the tactic twice more, in their World Cup pool match against Ireland last year which they lost 13-8 and then again against the All Blacks in the showpiece final which they edged 12-11.
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