Springbok scrumhalf Grant Williams shot down talk by the local media that the Boks could approach Saturday’s Test against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium as a grudge match.
The last time the two teams clashed, last July in Durban, Ireland beat the Boks by 25-24, but Williams said on Tuesday that previous results between the teams were history.
“We focus on each game the same way regardless of who we play – we approach each week on its own,” said the Bok scrumhalf, who may line up against Ireland’s Jamison Gibson-Park this weekend, someone Williams spoke of highly as a player and what he brings to the team.
“He’s up there with the best scrumhalves in the world at the moment, and his influence on the game is fantastic. If I get selected to play this weekend, it will be a good battle.”