Some stellar play by the Springboks had the Irish in trouble in the opening minutes, with Damian Willemse scoring five minutes in after a wonderful intervention by Damian de Allende opened up the Irish defence.
Ireland conceded a 20 minute red for a dangerous charge at a ruck by James Ryan and a second try by Cobus Reinach on the back of a number of pressure scrums by the Boks extended the lead to 12-0.
Credit to Ireland who pulled back a try with only 13 players on the field after Sam Prendergast was shown yellow, but the momentum was on South Africa.
It was no surprise when referee Matthew Carley awarded a penalty try to the Boks in the final minute of the first half, while sending Andrew Porter to the bin off the back of a massive scrum, where he joined Prendergast and Jack Crowley on the sidelines.
Things got a bit scrappy after the break with the Boks scoring the only try, through Sacha Feinberg- Mngomezulu, with Ireland "winning" the second half 6-5.
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Scorers:
Ireland 13 (7) – Try: Dan Sheehan. Conversion: Jack Crowley. Penalty goals: Sam Prendergast (2).
Springboks 24 (19) – Tries: Damian Willemse, Cobus Reinach, Penalty Try, Sacha Feinberg- Mngomezulu. Conversion: Feinberg- Mngomezulu.
