Jim Tucker, writing for the Courier Mail, looks forward to the clash between the hard-hitting Butch James and the mercurial Quade Cooper ahead of Saturday's Tri-Nations clash.
"Reckless tackle merchant Butch James has been reactivated by the Springboks to further rattle Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper, who will have to keep his wits and his head intact to mastermind a Tri-Nations rally in Durban.
The abrasive James is fresh back from a four-week suspension for a high tackle so the "reformed" tag is about as meaningful as the one that has been discarded again and again for NRL bad boy Todd Carney.
The Springboks are acutely aware that caging Cooper is the surest route to winning this Test on Sunday morning (Qld time) and rival five-eighth James will make his presence felt like a heat-seeking missile.
It won't merely be giving Cooper a few welcoming jolts but securing that No.10 channel from invaders like Digby Ioane and James O'Connor sniffing for passes."
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