12: 25-24 loss to Ireland in Durban, 13 July<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe power of Ox Nche and precision of Handre Pollard weren\u2019t enough for the Boks as Ireland snatched a dramatic victory at the death to square the two-Test series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was a bloodbath at Kings Park with Eben Etzebeth and Franco Mostert wearing crimson masks while on Ireland\u2019s end, Andrew Porter and Jack Crowley were busted open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was the Boks who came off second best in the physical exchanges in the first half, losing Willie le Roux and Mostert to injury, and they found themselves trailing 16-6 at halftime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ireland\u2019s discipline and resolve were tested in the second half as the Boks came on strong. A yellow card for Irish captain Caelan Doris helped the hosts chip away and hit the front for the first time in the 57th minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was tight for the remainder of the game with replacement flyhalf Ciaran Frawley landing two drop goals to secure just the second-ever win for Ireland over the Boks on South African soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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