Boks will be beastly warns Cassiem

UZAIR Cassiem has warned Wales they will face “a different beast” when South Africa arrive in Cardiff on Saturday.

Warren Gatland’s side have won their last three games with the Boks, incluiding June’s 22-20 victory in Washington, and they will look for their first-ever November clean sweep after successes over Scotland, Australia and Tonga.

Scarlets flanker Cassiem – who scored a try on his South Africa debut against Wales in 2016 – insists Rassie Erasmus’ men will pose a different threat this time around.

“South Africa are in a good space. They are getting some consistency in their game and getting used to Rassie’s coaching methods,” said Cassiem.

“They fell just short against England, but their win over New Zealand in the Rugby Championship showed how good they can be. They should have beaten the All Blacks a second time too.

“I still speak to the players and I know they will be very, very up for it in Cardiff after their last few results there. They will be a different beast to the team which played in the USA.”

Cassiem – who has 12 of his Scarlets colleagues in the current Wales squad – believes South Africa are only getting better ahead of next year’s World Cup.

“Rassie is a fantastic coach and South Africa will improve the longer they work with him,” added Cassiem, currently out of favour since his move to Wales. “I do miss playing for the Springboks. Maybe one day I will play for them again, but for now I’m committed to the Scarlets.”