First Springboks Win Over Ireland Since 2016First Springboks Win Over Ireland Since 2016 The Springboks clinched their first victory against Ireland since 2016, prevailing 27-20 at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Early Lead and Winning Penalty Kurt-Lee Arendse opened the scoring for South Africa early on, while Cheslin Kolbe extended their advantage with a penalty in the second half. Kolbe’s crucial penalty in the 78th minute sealed the victory. Ireland’s Tries Ireland’s response came through tries from Jamie Osborne, Conor Murray, and Ryan Baird. James Lowe had a long-range effort disallowed due to a ruck infringement. South Africa Team (15-1) * Willie le Roux * Cheslin Kolbe * Jesse Kriel * Damian de Allende * Kurt-Lee Arendse * Handré Pollard * Faf de Klerk * Kwagga Smith * Pieter-Steph du Toit * Siya Kolisi (c) * Franco Mostert * Eben Etzebeth * Frans Malherbe * Bongi Mbonambi * Ox Nche Ireland Team (15-1) * Jamie Osborne * Calvin Nash * Robbie Henshaw * Bundee Aki * James Lowe * Jack Crowley * Craig Casey * Caelan Doris * Josh van der Flier * Peter O’Mahony (c) * Tadhg Beirne * Joe McCarthy * Tadhg Furlong * Dan Sheehan * Andrew Porter Officials * Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU) * Assistant Referees: Karl Dickson (RFU), Mike Adamson (SRU) * TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
The Springboks secured their first win over Ireland since 2016 by beating the Six Nations champions, winning 27-20 at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.
Kurt-Lee Arendse scored early for South Africa, but Cheslin Kolbe fired the ball over the goal in the second period, deciding the victory with a penalty in the 78th minute.
Ireland’s tries came from Jamie Osborne, Conor Murray and Ryan Baird, while James Lowe had a stunning long-range shot blocked for an earlier ruck attack.
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The teams
South Africa: 15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Kwagga Smith, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (c), 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche
Replacements: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Salmaan Moerat, 20 RG Snyman, 21 Marco van Staden, 22 Grant Williams, 23 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu
Ireland: 15 Jamie Osborne, 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Robbie Henshaw, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 James Lowe, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Craig Casey, 8 Caelan Doris, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Peter O’Mahony (c), 5 Tadhg Beirne, 4 Joe McCarthy, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Dan Sheehan, 1 Andrew Porter
Replacements: 16 Ronan Kelleher, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Finlay Bealham, 19 James Ryan, 20 Ryan Baird, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Ciaran Frawley, 23 Garry Ringrose
Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)
Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (RFU), Mike Adamson (SRU)
TMO: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
