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Former South Africa head coach Jake White said his Fiji side "did Ireland a favour" in Saturday's Nations Championship contest before the Irish face the Springboks in Dublin next week.
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Irish → publish → Dublin
Fiji lost 43-15 to Ireland at Aviva Stadium having frustrated Andy Farrell's side during a closely contested first half.
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Fiji → lose → half
While Ireland scored 26 unanswered points in the second half, White - who led South Africa to World Cup glory in 2007 - said Andy Farrell's team cannot afford similarly sluggish spells against the back-to-back world champions.
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team → score → champions
"Well, I think we probably did Ireland a favour today," the 62-year-old said.
"Let me put it that way, because I think Ireland deep down know that if they play like that against South Africa, they're gonna be up against it."
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they → think → it
White, who was appointed Fiji boss last month, was frustrated that his side opted to take a tap penalty instead of a scrum when the game was in the balance.
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game → appoint → balance
"I know how South Africa operate and they would've taken that scrum there, they would have backed the fact that they wanted to get [Ireland] a yellow card," said White.
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White → know → card
"They would have taken another scrum and another scrum and another scrum, and they wouldn't have worried about the ref making a call about collapsing or early engaging.
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ref → take → collapsing
"If I'm coaching South Africa and Malcolm Marx is standing there [as captain], there's no way he is going to say, 'we'll take the tap'.
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we → coach → tap
There's no way that happens.
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that → be → ?
"Marx will say, 'let's take the scrum,' or 'we'll kick it out into the corner and we'll take the line-out'.
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we → say → out
And that's because they back themselves in those situations."
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they → back → situations
White added: "The five-metre line-outs that we didn't take opportunities in, and the five-metre scrum and tap penalties, South Africa will turn those into points and I'm sure that Andy [Farrell] and the players will be aware of that.
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Farrell → add → that
"They [Ireland] have been around a long time, and they know what's coming, and that's probably why he picked the team that he did because he wanted to make sure that they get a little bit more gun-ready for next weekend, because the easiest thing would have been to change the team and then they're probably one game shy of playing South Africa next week."
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they → know → Africa
When White's comments were put to Farrell, the Ireland boss said: "We were just saying in the changing rooms that we learned some good lessons and use them in the right manner for next week."
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we → put → week
Farrell also admitted the scoreline flattered his side after they pulled clear having only led 17-15 at the break.
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they → admit → break
"Pleased to get the win, especially the scoreline, it flattered us a little bit but having said that you've got to work for those points and after 25 minutes you're down by five points against a side that's playing pretty well.
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that → get → side
"As far as the physical nature of the game, I thought they were winning collisions, they were good in the air and on the floor, running really physically through the line and the breakdown was pretty good.
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breakdown → think → line
"All in all, we need to understand that wins here when you're under a bit of pressure, they're all pretty precious.
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they → need → pressure
While Ireland struggled to shine at times, Farrell was impressed by James McNabney's shorter-than-expected debut.
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Farrell → struggle → debut
The Ulster back row came off the bench and made two huge carries before being forced off with a head injury which rules the 23-year-old out of featuring against South Africa.
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which → come → Africa
"He's joking in the changing rooms - he's delighted with himself for the shortest cameo of a first cap," he said of McNabney.
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he → joke → McNabney
"I reckon it's the best cameo of three-and-a-half minutes or whatever it was on a debut in Irish history really.
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it → reckon → history
"He remembers the two breaks that he made, so he seems in good spirits."
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he → remember → spirits
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