Ireland scrum-half Conor Murray has warned his teammates to expect the unexpected against Jacques Nienaber and his Springbok side on Saturday.
England overcame a stubborn Argentina side while Australia cruised to a comfortable victory over Georgia in their opening matches of the Rugby World Cup.
SA U20 captain Paul de Villiers says there are no external pressures on them to reach the final when they meet Ireland in the World Rugby U20 Championship semi-finals at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town on Sunday.
The Junior Springboks will face Ireland with an unchanged match day squad in the first semi-final of the World Rugby U20 Championships at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town on Sunday afternoon.
Junior Springbok head coach Bafana Nhleko said the tough route into the semi-finals of the World Rugby U20 Championship will benefit his squad going into Sunday's playoff encounter against Ireland.
Sri Lanka booked their Super Six berth in the Cricket World Cup Qualifier after clinching a 133 run victory over Ireland at Queens Sports Club on Sunday.
The Proteas secured their qualification to the 50-over Cricket World Cup in India later this year after the first one-day international between Ireland and Bangladesh ended in a no-result washout.
Sri Lanka's Prabath Jayasuriya has become the fastest spin bowler in Test history to claim 50 wickets breaking a seven-decade record.
Sri Lanka secured a 10 run victory over Ireland to win the second Test in Galle to seal the series 2-0.
Paul Stirling and Curtis Campher hit centuries as Ireland posted their highest Test score of 492 against Sri Lanka on Tuesday afternoon.