News24 | Ireland assistant Mike Catt laughs off ‘match-fixing’ conspiracy to dump Boks out of World Cup

News24 | Ireland assistant Mike Catt laughs off ‘match-fixing’ conspiracy to dump Boks out of World Cup

Ireland attack coach Mike Catt. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Ireland attack coach Mike Catt. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

  • Ireland assistant coach Mike Catt has laughed off suggestions that they could conspire with Scotland to knock the Boks out of the World Cup.
  • If Scotland beat Ireland by 21 points or more, and both teams score four tries, then South Africa would be eliminated.
  • Bok coach Jacques Nienaber said such a scenario would be “match-fixing”.
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Ireland attack coach Mike Catt has dismissed suggestions they could collude with Scotland to send South Africa out of the Rugby World Cup. 

READ | Nienaber on suggestion of Ireland-Scotland ploy to eliminate Boks: ‘That would be match-fixing’

There is a slim mathematical chance that South Africa could exit the tournament in the pool stages. For that to happen, Scotland must beat I

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