Ireland v South Africa

Date:

Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin

Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)

Attendance: 50,000

Ireland v South Africa Match Statistics

Ireland (12) 12
Penalties: Sexton 4

South Africa (3) 16
Tries: Pienaar
Conversions: Lambie
Penalties: Lambie 3

Man of the Match: Mike McCarthy (Ireland)

Ireland Team Line-up

Forwards

  • 1. Cian Healy
  • 2. Richardt Strauss
  • 3. Mike Ross
  • 4. Mike McCarthy
  • 5. Donnacha Ryan
  • 6. Peter O'Mahony
  • 7. Chris Henry
  • 8. Jamie Heaslip (Captain)

Backs

  • 9. Conor Murray
  • 10. Jonathan Sexton
  • 11. Andrew Trimble
  • 12. Gordon D'Arcy
  • 13. Keith Earls
  • 14. Tommy Bowe
  • 15. Simon Zebo

Replacements

  • 16. Sean Cronin (Strauss 75)
  • 17. David Kilcoyne (Healy 45)
  • 18. Michael Bent (Ross 70)
  • 19. Donncha O'Callaghan (McCarthy 70)
  • 20. Iain Henderson (O'Mahony 70)
  • 21. Eoin Reddan (Murray 61)
  • 22. Ronan O'Gara (D'Arcy 75)
  • 23. Fergus McFadden (Trimble 58)

South Africa Team Line-up

Forwards

  • 1. CJ van der Linde
  • 2. Adriaan Strauss
  • 3. Jannie du Plessis
  • 4. Eben Etzebeth
  • 5. Juandre Kruger
  • 6. Francois Louw
  • 7. Willem Alberts
  • 8. Duane Vermeulen

Backs

  • 9. Ruan Pienaar
  • 10. Pat Lambie
  • 11. Francois Hougaard
  • 12. Jean de Villiers (Captain)
  • 13. Jaco Taute
  • 14. JP Pietersen
  • 15. Zane Kirchner

Replacements

  • 16. Schalk Brits
  • 17. Heinke van der Merwe (CJ van der Linde 63)
  • 18. Pat Cilliers (Plessis 55)
  • 19. Flip van der Merwe (Etzebeth 70)
  • 20. Marcell Coetzee (Alberts 64)
  • 21. Morne Steyn
  • 22. Juan de Jongh
  • 23. Lwazi Mvovo