Springboks overwhelm Ireland to end 13-year wait for victory in Dublin

The Boks didn't waste any time laying down a marker, as Cheslin Kolbe darted through a gap before the ball was shifted through the hands for Damian Willemse to dive over in the corner. 

But Ireland hit straight back with another quick attack out wide, and after several probing phases, it looked like they were going to score, only for another brilliant Bok steal to snuff out the danger.

A couple of penalties put Ireland straight back on the attack, and it looked like they had finally hit back when Sam Prendergast's penalty struck the post and Tadhg Beirne crashed over moments later. But a TMO check spotted a diving high shot from James Ryan in the build-up, sending the yellow card upstairs - later upgraded to what looked like a deserved red.

The Boks needed to make their one-man advantage count, and they finally did it off the back of several penalty advantages near the Irish try-line, punishing the Irish pack with scrum after scrum before Cobus Reinach finally sliced through a tired defence for their second try, with Prendergast going off for repeated infringements to add salt in the wounds.

Totally against the run of play, Ireland won a penalty after the Boks got a bit sloppy with ball in hand, and from the ensuing lineout they caught the Bok defence napping with a couple of deadly phases before Dan Sheehan crashed over from close range to bring his side back into the contest.

But Ireland's problems deepened when Jack Crowley was sent off for cynical play at the ruck. The Boks kicked to the corner, and with the Irish scrum repeatedly infringing, prop Andrew Porter was also shown yellow, reducing the home side to just 12 men.

Again the Boks called for a scrum and this time there was no option but for the referee to award a penalty try as the Irish pack went backwards again, bringing a crazy half of rugby to a close with the Boks leading 19-7 and the crowd voicing their displeasure via a chorus of boos.

The second half started with the Boks infringing at the line-out and Ireland opting to take the points on offer, with Prendergast slotting it over to bring them back to within nine.

But Ireland couldn't control the kick-off, putting the Boks right back on the front foot, and allowing Feinberg-Mngomezulu to show his audacious talent by fending off Gibson-Park with one hand and going over for a superb try.

Not long after, some rare possession for Ireland inside South Africa's half ended with Prendergast adding another three from the kicking tee.

The Boks were soon hammering away at the Irish line again, turning penalties into scrums until the pressure finally told - resulting in yet another Irish yellow card. But after a seemingly endless time spent camped in the Irish 22, the Boks came away empty-handed, resulting in a moral victory for the hosts.

With time winding down, Ireland finally started to see some possession, but try as they might, they couldn't penetrate the Bok lines, as the Boks came away with a memorable win in the Irish capital..

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