Overview
- South Africa scored four tries — Damian Willemse, Cobus Reinach, a penalty try and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu — to Ireland’s one from Dan Sheehan.
- Ireland received a 20-minute red to James Ryan via bunker review plus four yellows, leaving them at 12 players at one stage.
- Matthew Carley repeatedly penalized Ireland’s scrum and maul, awarding a penalty try in first-half stoppage time as South Africa controlled the forward battle.
- The match featured 18 Irish penalties and a rescinded late yellow to RG Snyman, while Grant Williams was the only Bok carded.
- The victory delivered Rassie Erasmus’ first win in Dublin as head coach and kept South Africa unbeaten on their European tour before Wales next week.