South Africa captain Siya Kolisi wants his side to maintain their physical presence when they take on hosts Ireland in Dublin on Saturday, despite two red cards in as many games, one of which was rescinded this week.

Lood de Jager was sent off against France and Franco Mostert versus Italy, but the Springboks won both those games with 14 men.

Mostert’s red was later rescinded, while De Jager lost an appeal, but Kolisi says that physicality is part of who they are and what has taken them to back-to-back World Cup titles.

Asked if discipline could be a deciding factor this weekend, Kolisi said they had been working hard on their tackling in particular.

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