Jasper Wiese has his hands on his head as the Springbok bench looks on during the World Cup meeting with Ireland in Paris last year. (Julian Finney - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)
"I went up to Siya and warned him that we better be prepared. I'm not sure I can use the word, but I told him there's a shitstorm coming."
Duane Vermeulen's glib reminiscence of the fearful mood a battered Springbok squad harboured going into the review session, following a painful 8-13 World Cup loss to Ireland in Paris, encapsulates just how deflating that experience was to every South African invested in the team's title defence.
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