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11/22 14:16 CST Chaos and drama mark the Springboks' first win in Dublin in 13
years
Chaos and drama mark the Springboks' first win in Dublin in 13 years
DUBLIN (AP) --- South Africa beat Ireland in Dublin for the first time in 13
years, winning 24-13 after a dramatic and chaotic incident-packed match on
Saturday.
The Irish struggled to handle the Springboks' physicality and a green mist
descended in which they conceded a 20-minute red card and four yellow cards.
For a time, Ireland was down to 12 men.
South Africa turned the pressure into four tries, one of them a penalty try,
and a third straight win on their European tour with only lowly Wales to visit.
The penalty try, awarded against Ireland's backpedalling scrum in first-half
injury time, lifted the Springboks to a 19-7 lead as a train of Irish players
were brandished with yellow cards by referee Matthew Carley.
Carley's halftime whistle prompted loud booing from the packed crowd in Aviva
Stadium.
But short-handed Ireland was all heart after the interval, outscoring South
Africa 6-5.
South Africa got a moment of solo brilliance by Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu but
Jesse Kriel was held up over the line and Canan Moodie knocked-on in goal under
pressure.
The Irish were unable to break the Springboks' defense in the second half, even
after besieging their try-line for the last five minutes. They finally got a
man advantage in the 78th when replacement Boks scrumhalf Grant Williams was
yellow-carded but the visitors held out.
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