In his column in the Irish Independent, former Ireland fly-half Tony Ward argues that while the Springboks are beatable, Australia and New Zealand could cause the northern hemisphere's finest all sorts of problems this month.
"Judging by Saturday's pulsating clash between Australia and New Zealand in Hong Kong, the northern hemisphere teams are in for a rough ride in the coming weeks.
"If the Wallabies and the All Blacks can repeat the unshackled, incessant attacking rugby they produced in the Far East, then they are going to be extremely tough for any European side to live with.
"Much will depend on a consistent standard of refereeing but, if Alain Rolland's performance last Saturday is to be the yardstick, then we are in for a fascinating pre-World Cup clash of the hemispheres over the next few weeks."
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