Ireland 12-16 South Africa
Date:
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
Attendance: 50,000
Ireland v South Africa Match Reports
Despite leading the match by nine points at half-time, Ireland failed to score any points in the second half and ended up losing 12-16 to the Springboks in Dublin. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Ireland 12-16 South Africa
- Guardian: Ireland crumble under South Africa's second-half onslaught
- Independent: Ireland's Jonny Sexton makes rusty South Africa side sweat
- Telegraph: Ireland 12 South Africa 16: match report
- Daily Mail: Ireland 12 South Africa 16: Sexton's points not enough to hold off powerful Sprinkboks
- Sky Sports: Ireland beaten by South Africa after letting lead slip at Aviva Stadium
- RTE: Ireland edged out by Springboks
- Sydney Morning Herald: Springboks pip Ireland with second half points rush
Ireland v South Africa Match Statistics
Ireland (12) 12
Penalties: Sexton 4
South Africa (3) 16
Tries: Pienaar
Conversions: Lambie
Penalties: Lambie 3
Man of the Match: Mike McCarthy (Ireland)
Ireland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Cian Healy
- 2. Richardt Strauss
- 3. Mike Ross
- 4. Mike McCarthy
- 5. Donnacha Ryan
- 6. Peter O'Mahony
- 7. Chris Henry
- 8. Jamie Heaslip (Captain)
Backs
- 9. Conor Murray
- 10. Jonathan Sexton
- 11. Andrew Trimble
- 12. Gordon D'Arcy
- 13. Keith Earls
- 14. Tommy Bowe
- 15. Simon Zebo
Replacements
- 16. Sean Cronin (Strauss 75)
- 17. David Kilcoyne (Healy 45)
- 18. Michael Bent (Ross 70)
- 19. Donncha O'Callaghan (McCarthy 70)
- 20. Iain Henderson (O'Mahony 70)
- 21. Eoin Reddan (Murray 61)
- 22. Ronan O'Gara (D'Arcy 75)
- 23. Fergus McFadden (Trimble 58)
South Africa Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. CJ van der Linde
- 2. Adriaan Strauss
- 3. Jannie du Plessis
- 4. Eben Etzebeth
- 5. Juandre Kruger
- 6. Francois Louw
- 7. Willem Alberts
- 8. Duane Vermeulen
Backs
- 9. Ruan Pienaar
- 10. Pat Lambie
- 11. Francois Hougaard
- 12. Jean de Villiers (Captain)
- 13. Jaco Taute
- 14. JP Pietersen
- 15. Zane Kirchner
Replacements
- 16. Schalk Brits
- 17. Heinke van der Merwe (CJ van der Linde 63)
- 18. Pat Cilliers (Plessis 55)
- 19. Flip van der Merwe (Etzebeth 70)
- 20. Marcell Coetzee (Alberts 64)
- 21. Morne Steyn
- 22. Juan de Jongh
- 23. Lwazi Mvovo