Wales stay cool and calm in the Cape

There's a worrying calmness around the Welsh team ahead of the opening test against the Springboks in Bloemfontein on Saturday. The coach and players have deflected as much pressure as possible, despite touring as Six Nations Grandslam champions.

Red Dragons coach Warren Gatland believes he's picked a forward pack that can compete with the Boks, but expressed little confidence that the Six Nations champs can pull off a win against the World Champions. He says their aim is to put the Boks under a lot of pressure and earn the respect of the World Champions.

Gatland says media reports help in terms of getting news from the Bok camp, but admits that he's been kept guessing as to what the Boks are planning, remarking that Peter de Villiers has contradicted himself over the past few days. With all the talk that Adi Jacobs and Conrad Jantjes could start, Gatland says they expected that Percy Montgomery and Frans Steyn would walk into the starting 15.