First up for Ireland in the Autumn Internationals is the might of South Africa on Saturday.
But what can Joe Schmidt's side expect from the Springboks?
Tonight, we were joined by Bernard Jackman and Trevor Hogan to answer that very question.
Trevor believes the fact that they are less easy to pin down makes them a tough opponent for Ireland.
"They are really more dangerous than they have been because they are not as predictable. But the worrying thing is that they will still be able to revert to their traditional strengths and they will do that when needed," said Trevor of a South Africa more willing to go on the attack, while maintaining their physicality. He also picked out winger Willie La Roux as a player to be wary of from an Ireland perspective.
"Don't discount how physical they're going to be - and how aggressive."
Bernard also feels that South Africa have "opened their mind" to keeping the ball more and picked out 20-year-old fly-half Handré Pollard as an attacking threat. He also explained why the Springboks have made the change towards keeping the ball with an eye to the World Cup next year.
But he also expects South Africa to go after Ireland at the scrum where Schmidt has injury concerns.
Trevor also picked out how Argentina hurt South Africa recently and the areas that Ireland can exploit.
Bernard also revealed that he will be committing to a new three-year deal as head coach with Grenoble.
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