It's all over! The referee Matthew Carley has blown their whistle to end the game.
Grant Williams (South Africa) is shown a yellow card
South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Malcolm Marx getting some game time.
South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Johan Grobbelaar being replaced.
South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Thomas du Toit getting some game time.
South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Wilco Louw being replaced.
Ireland decide to make a substitution, with Josh van der Flier getting some game time.
Ireland decide to make a substitution, with Andrew Porter being replaced.
Ireland decide to make a substitution, with Craig Casey getting some game time.
Ireland decide to make a substitution, with Garry Ringrose being replaced.
A gap opened in the defence and James Lowe took full advantage.
South Africa make a substitution with Grant Williams coming on.
South Africa make a substitution with Cobus Reinach coming off.
South Africa make a substitution with Johan Grobbelaar coming on.
South Africa make a substitution with Malcolm Marx coming off.
Ireland sub Tom Farrell comes onto the field.
Mack Hansen departs for Ireland.
Ireland sub Andrew Porter comes onto the field.
Josh van der Flier departs for Ireland.
Paddy McCarthy (Ireland) is shown a yellow card
Ireland sub Jack Conan comes onto the field.
Ryan Baird departs for Ireland.
Ireland sub Finlay Bealham comes onto the field.
Tadhg Furlong departs for Ireland.
Ireland sub Paddy McCarthy comes onto the field.
Andrew Porter departs for Ireland.
Manie Libbok comes on for South Africa.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu leaves the field.
Andre Esterhuizen comes on for South Africa.
Siya Kolisi leaves the field.
Ronan Kelleher comes on for Ireland.
Dan Sheehan leaves the field.
Sam Prendergast adds the points for Ireland.
Kwagga Smith comes on.
Jasper Wiese comes off.
South Africa decide to make a substitution, with RG Snyman getting some game time.
South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Eben Etzebeth being replaced.
Ireland decide to make a substitution, with Josh van der Flier getting some game time.
Ireland decide to make a substitution, with Paddy McCarthy being replaced.
Malcolm Marx makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.
Nobody was going to stop Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu from scoring that try!
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
Spellbinding play by Cobus Reinach is finished off with a try.
Sam Prendergast kicks the penalty.
The second half kicks off.
The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
The referee has had enough, awarding the penalty try to South Africa.
Ireland make a substitution with Paddy McCarthy coming on.
Ireland make a substitution with Josh van der Flier coming off.
Andrew Porter (Ireland) is shown a yellow card
South Africa make a substitution with Wilco Louw coming on.
South Africa make a substitution with Thomas du Toit coming off.
South Africa make a substitution with Gerhard Steenekamp coming on.
South Africa make a substitution with Boan Venter coming off.
Jack Crowley (Ireland) is shown a yellow card
Jack Crowley does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
The pick and go results in a try for Ireland as Dan Sheehan goes over.
That's a great try assist by Jamison Gibson-Park.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
The pick and go results in a try for South Africa as Cobus Reinach goes over.
Fabulous play by South Africa has led to Cobus Reinach being able to wriggle through a gap.
Sam Prendergast (Ireland) is shown a yellow card
Jack Crowley comes on for Ireland.
Tommy O'Brien leaves the field.
James Ryan (Ireland) is shown the red card
The penalty attempt by Sam Prendergast has rebounded off the left post and back into play.
The defensive line has been broken as Tommy O'Brien goes through the gap.
The defensive line has been broken as James Lowe goes through the gap.
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.
Great hands by South Africa leads to a try for Damian Willemse
Pieter-Steph du Toit sets up the try.
The defensive line has been broken as Pieter-Steph du Toit goes through the gap.
The defensive line has been broken as Damian de Allende goes through the gap.
We are underway as the referee Matthew Carley blows their whistle.
Ireland face off against Springboks in Internationals on Sat 22nd November 2025 at Aviva Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:40 and is broadcast on TNT Sports, Discovery+. In South Africa it’s at 19:40 SAST on SuperSport, 06:40 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 04:40 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 09:40 EST on NBC Sports in the US.
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Wow the Irish hung in there. What an intense match. Wow.
Not at all rather disappointing from Springboks standard but still gives rassie some work to do. We were exposed in some areas.
scrum practice time in Dublin ….. not the most clinical Boks performance
This type of possession needs to be turned into points. Boks are not capitalising.
The boks seem to be making silly decisions at times. Substitutes are not enjoying continous dominance.
Scrums will always be part of the game. Unfortunately some teams will always try to disrupt especially when the opposition is more powerful or has better technique.
If WR doesn’t get rid of scrums now, they never will.
Ja. Jy kan dit weer sê.
Hier kom ‘n ding
Well we won’t put 36 on them if we keep missing kicks!
Agreed. I would however like to see less of trying to slow the game down.
Last 20 of this test match could be fireworks.
I am speechless to say the least. Luckily no more yellow cards were dished out.
Wow. Just wow.
Wow. Think I will rather refrain from commenting further.
I was hoping they would penalise Ireland. They are very shrude in trying to slow the game and ball down.
This is a very frustrating effort by the boks.
Would have been a permanent red if it was us.
A shoulder to the face yellow.
Mmmmmm can’t say I am surprised. Ireland are doing well. Boks need to shape up.
Boks need to make use of their possession this is going to be key.
Boks not looking as sharp as I know they can be. You guys agree?
that should have been a yellow at least.
Confusion. Reigns.
Going to be interesting this game. We (bokke) need a very strong start.
Go Bokke
This will be a big match for the Boks. Here’s to getting a ref that will at least allow a questionable tackle to be reviewed by TMO before straight red lol.