The Springboks took on Ireland for the 29th time in their history at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday, 6 July.
Image: Samuel Shivambu / BackpagePix Image: Samuel Shivambu / BackpagePixThe Test was a cliffhanger and a tense affair for the full 80 minutes, but when all was said and done, it was the world champion Springboks who emerged victorious by a scoreline of
We don’t have long to wait for the 30th match between the two sides which will take place next weekend at Hollywoodbets Kings Park in Durban.The first clash between the two proud rugby-playing nations took place nearly 118 years ago when on 26 November 1906 South Africa won 15-12 at the Balmoral Showgrounds in Belfast..
Last year’s Rugby World Cup clash in France was the first occasion that the sides had met on neutral ground.15 Willie le Roux, 14 Cheslin Kolbe, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Faf de Klerk, 8 Kwagga Smith, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi , 5 Franco Mostert, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche.
Replacements: 16 Malcolm Marx, 17 Gerhard Steenekamp, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Salmaan Moerat, 20 RG Snyman, 21 Marco van Staden, 22 Grant Williams, 23 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu15 Jamie Osborne, 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Robbie Henshaw, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 James Lowe, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Craig Casey, 8 Caelan Doris, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Peter O’Mahony , 5 Tadhg Beirne, 4 Joe McCarthy, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Dan Sheehan, 1 Andrew...
Replacements: 16 Ronan Kelleher, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Finlay Bealham, 19 James Ryan, 20 Ryan Baird, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Ciaran Frawley, 23 Garry RingroseNabi’s first season at Chiefs will be critical, says Pirates legend
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