Rugby Union - Italy v Wales - Six Nations Championship - Stadio Olimpico, Rome - 5/2/17 Italy head coach Conor O'Shea before the match Reuters / Alessandro Bianchi Livepic
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy coach Conor O'Shea will no longer have the element of surprise when his team face South Africa on Saturday, a year after they ambushed the former world champions in a huge upset -- but he knows they now have the visitors' respect.
"The first thing you do is gain everyone's respect and I think, slowly, we are beginning to do that," the former Irish international told Reuters on the eve of selecting his side to take on the Springboks in Padova.
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