Springbok backline coach Tony Brown and scrumhalf Grant Williams are both expecting Ireland to come out guns blazing in Pretoria on Saturday.
Boksquad takes a closer look at Sunday's big win against Romania and picks out five Springboks who caught the eye.
The Springbok Rugby World Cup squad in France is packed with experienced campaigners who have seen it all before, but there are those who will cherish this new opportunity.
Springbok newcomers Kurt-Lee Arendse and Grant Williams are both still pinching themselves as they try to come to terms with the fact that they are heading to the World Cup.
Argentina fullback Juan Cruz Mallia has received a two-week suspension following the incident which left the Springboks' Grant Williams out cold.
Juan Cruz Mallia's attempted charge down which knocked out Grant Williams has been deemed worthy of a red card by the citing commissioner.