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butch James, the man who guided south James is now plying his trade with guinness
africa to the world Cup last year, believes premiership side bath and thinks he will be
wales can achieve what England failed to opposite James hook when he returns to the
do 12 months ago and beat his country on high veldt.
their own soil.
"if the springboks aren't on our game, then wales
and the springbok number ten thinks the man have definitely got a chance. It is a game of rugby
who will probably be opposite him for wales, with that funny shaped ball,” he said.
James hook, is now 'one of the best in the world'
and has 'that X-factor' that allows him to dance "the way they played in the six nations, it is
through defences. going to be really tough. i can never write the
springboks off, but it's going to be close."
the 29-year-old bath and south africa outside-
half was the scourge of the english when they “the guys were wary of wales when we played
toured last year, directing operations to such an them in november last year at the millennium
extent that the springboks put over 100 points stadium and i thought that game was pretty close.
on england in two games, beating them 58-10 and
55-22. "the springboks scored a few soft tries, which
they had to be happy with otherwise it would
And then they gave them an infamous 36-0 have been a tight game.
thumping in the world cup as well as beating the
English in the final in a much closer contest. "i am sure the guys know what is coming and,
after winning the six nations, it will be another
so when James says wales have a good chance of step up so the springboks will have to have a
catching south africa on the hop thanks to their good day at the office to beat them."
stunning back division as well, people tend to sit
up and listen. "if their forwards can get them good ball and
compete up front, then they have got a real
but that is exactly what the star number ten thinks chance. their back line is great.
can happen when warren gatland takes his grand
slam-winning squad to meet the world champions "i really enjoy their number ten hook. he is right
in bloemfontein and pretoria next month. up there with the best in the world. he's got that

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