No. | Name | |
---|---|---|
1Tendai Mtawarira, P | ||
2Adriaan Strauss, H | ||
7Siya Kolisi, FL | ||
6Francois Louw, FL | ||
8Warren Whiteley, - | ||
3Frans Malherbe, P | ||
4Eben Etzebeth, L | ||
5Pieter-Steph du Toit, L | ||
9Faf de Klerk, SH | ||
15Willie Le Roux, FB | ||
14Ruan Combrinck, W | ||
13Lionel Mapoe, C | ||
12Damian de Allende, C | ||
11JP Pietersen, W | ||
10Elton Jantjies, FH 3 | ||
Replacements | ||
16Bongi Mbonambi, - | ||
17Steven Kitshoff, - | ||
18Julian Redelinghuys, - | ||
19Franco Mostert, - | ||
20Jaco Kriel, - | ||
21Rudy Paige, - | ||
22Morne Steyn, - | ||
23Lwazi Mvovo, - |
*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold
Match Commentary
Ireland have come up just short but you cannot fault their effort. In the end handling errors cost them this afternoon, as the Springboks got the job done.
Ireland may well feel they should be playing against 14 men, but they must raise themselves for the second 40. Huge half coming up.
Jack McGrath the culprit.
Ireland have a penalty and a chance to stretch their lead.
Here we go...
Last weekend, the Irish came within five minutes of sealing a first ever Test series win against the Springboks in their own backyard. Can they raise themselves for one last push or will South Africa's new era kick into life.
Teams:
South Africa: Le Roux, Combrinck, Mapoe, de Allende, Pietersen, Jantjies, de Klerk; Mtawarira, Strauss, Malherbe, Etzebeth, du Toit, Louw, Kolisi, Whiteley.
Ireland: O'Halloran, Trimble, Marshall, Olding, Earls, Jackson, Murray; McGrath, Best, Ross, Henderson, Toner, Stander, Murphy, Heaslip.