Mike Catt dismissed suggestions Ireland could collude with Scotland in Saturday's pivotal Rugby World Cup clash in Paris in order to send home South Africa.
A bonus-point victory for Scotland by a margin of 21 points or more combined with Andy Farrell's side collecting a losing bonus point for scoring at least four tries would put both nations in the quarter-finals while eliminating the reigning champions.Ireland assistant Catt was adamant the desire to beat their Six Nations rivals trumped any considerations of what fate might befall the Springboks, however.
We wear those T-shirts, so hopefully not because that would be extremely disappointing, don't you think?'Catt, unsurprisingly, gave short shrift to any notions of collusion when asked about Nienaber's match-fixing comment.'I don't know what to say about that,' Catt said. 'I think he was asked the question, wasn't he? He didn't actually say it was match-fixing, did he? 'That stuff is just white noise in the background.
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