Gritty Springboks not yet in sync and other highs and Lowes for Ireland
It was a match of highs and lows for Ireland winger James Lowe in the first Test against South Africa in Pretoria on Saturday.
"We all knew that it was going to be a close game and, although we controlled things really well in terms of speed, it was still a real grind for us," he told a press conference in Pretoria on Saturday.
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