Ireland

19 - 16

Full Time

South Africa

Ireland vs South Africa

Events

Commentary

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It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

80'

Joey Carbery comes on.

76'

Johnny Sexton comes off.

76'

Cheslin Kolbe will not be happy with that conversion attempt, as they had the direction but not the power.

76'

Try

A wonderful passing move by South Africa is finished off by Kurt-Lee Arendse

75'

This is dangerous for the defence as Kurt-Lee Arendse bursts through to advance the South Africa attack.

75'

Eben Etzebeth played a key part in that try.

75'

Penalty Goal

Johnny Sexton has kicked a penalty goal.

73'

Ireland make a substitution with Cian Healy coming on.

68'

Ireland make a substitution with Andrew Porter coming off.

68'

Ireland make a substitution with Jack Conan coming on.

68'

Ireland make a substitution with Peter O'Mahony coming off.

68'

Cheslin Kolbe takes the conversion but it hits the upright and bounces away, kick unsuccessful.

67'

Try

A series of passes by South Africa results in a try for Franco Mostert

66'

Willie Le Roux sets up the try.

66'

The defensive line has been broken as Cheslin Kolbe goes through the gap.

66'

South Africa sub Kurt-Lee Arendse comes onto the field.

64'

Makazole Mapimpi departs for South Africa.

64'

Ireland sub Kieran Treadwell comes onto the field.

63'

Tadhg Beirne departs for Ireland.

63'

Ireland sub Rob Herring comes onto the field.

63'

Dan Sheehan departs for Ireland.

63'

South Africa sub Deon Fourie comes onto the field.

63'

Pieter-Steph du Toit departs for South Africa.

63'

The defensive line has been broken as Kwagga Smith goes through the gap.

62'

Bongi Mbonambi comes on for South Africa.

56'

Malcolm Marx leaves the field.

56'

Ox Nche comes on for South Africa.

56'

Steven Kitshoff leaves the field.

56'

Willie Le Roux comes on.

52'

Kurt-Lee Arendse comes off.

52'

Kwagga Smith comes on.

51'

Jasper Wiese comes off.

51'

Faf de Klerk comes on.

51'

Jaden Hendrikse comes off.

51'

Johnny Sexton has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

50'

Try

Slick passing by Ireland leads to a try for Mack Hansen.

49'

Jimmy O'Brien sets up the try.

49'

Jamison Gibson-Park makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

49'

Johnny Sexton has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

47'

Try

The Ireland maul march their way over the white wash for Josh van der Flier to touch down.

45'

South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Vincent Koch getting some game time.

45'

South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Frans Malherbe being replaced.

45'

The second half kicks off.

40'

Ireland sub Finlay Bealham comes onto the field.

40'

Tadhg Furlong departs for Ireland.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

41'

Penalty Goal

Cheslin Kolbe kicks the penalty.

41'

Fabulous play by South Africa has led to Jesse Kriel being able to wriggle through a gap.

36'

Penalty Goal

Johnny Sexton has kicked a penalty goal.

35'

Jamison Gibson-Park comes on for Ireland.

34'

Conor Murray leaves the field.

34'

Franco Mostert comes on for South Africa.

34'

Lood de Jager leaves the field.

34'

Trouble here as Conor Murray breaches the defence.

32'

Jimmy O'Brien comes on.

26'

Stuart McCloskey comes off.

26'

Damian Willemse takes the penalty but the ball didn't come round, staying right of the posts.

20'

Yellow Card

Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa) is shown a yellow card

15'

Penalty Goal

Damian Willemse kicks the penalty.

Penalty Goal

Johnny Sexton has kicked a penalty goal.

The defensive line has been broken as Garry Ringrose goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Ireland v South Africa 
  
 Sat 5th November 2022, 10:30am PDT 
  
 Aviva Stadium

Points Flow Chart

Ireland win +3

Time in lead

Mins in lead

59%

% Of Game In Lead

58%

Possession Last 10 min

42%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Arendse

75'

19 - 16

Sexton

19 - 11

73'

Mostert

66'

16 - 11

Hansen

16 - 6

49'

van der Flier

11 - 6

45'

Half Time

Kolbe

41'

6 - 6

Sexton

6 - 3

35'

Kolbe

15'

3 - 3

Willemse

3 - 3

Sexton

3 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

3.1

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.6

Entries

Attack Profile

Ireland

South Africa

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Defence Profile

Ireland

South Africa

More Less

Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

59%

64%

3-6 secs

23%

22%

6+ secs

10%

Rucks Won

Ireland vs Springboks Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Ireland face off against Springboks in Internationals on Sat 5th November 2022 at Aviva Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:30. In South Africa it’s at 19:30 SAST, 06:30 NZST in New Zealand, 04:30 AEST in Australia and 10:30 EST in the US.

Springboks won the last encounter but Springboks are in the best form of their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the rankings with Springboks in position 1 and Ireland in position 3, underlining just how tight this match could be.

Ireland vs Springboks Squads

The official squads for Ireland vs Springboks will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.