Standing in front of Ireland's back to back Grand Slam winning under-20s and a place in the World Rugby Championships final is the last team to have beaten them.
South Africa deservedly won 33-24 on that day in June of last year in Verona during the summer series.
Since then, Richie Murphy's side have gone 10 games unbeaten and, after an extremely difficult week when they have trained and played on despite dealing with tragedy and their grief, have their sights set on that world crown.
