Former Ireland midfielder Gordon D’Arcy has accused Springboks full-back Damian Willemse of setting a Donald Trump-like narrative in the run-up to this Saturday’s blockbuster Autumn Nations Series clash.
Rassie Erasmus’ South Africa have arrived in Dublin looking to win at Aviva Stadium for the first time since 2012, and the tourists have been accused of trying to control the narrative in a similar way to how the USA president allegedly invents a slight when none exists.
While the Springboks have won back-to-back Rugby World Cups and Rugby Championships, they have won just one of their last five encounters with the Irish.
