Springboks slip in World Rugby rankings after Ireland defeat

The Springboks lost a hard-fought victory in Dublin on Saturday – and slipped to fourth in the World Rugby rankings.

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The Springboks went down 19-16 at a sold-out Aviva Stadium after the scores were dead-locked at 6-6 at half-time.

Springboks will next face France

It was Ireland’s seventh win over the reigning world champion Springboks in the last 11 Tests dating back to 2004.

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It was a difficult Test for South Africa’s goal-kickers with Damian Willemse enduring an off-night and Cheslin Kolbe faring little better.

Ireland extended their lead atop the World Rugby standings by 0.60 points, while the Springboks lost an equal number of points and dropped to fourth.

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The Springboks will next be in action against France in Marseille next Saturday, 12 November.

Kick-off is at 22:00 (SA time).

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SCORERS:

Ireland

Tries: Josh van der Flier, Mack Hansen

Penalties: Johnny Sexton (3)

South Africa

Tries: Franco Mostert, Kurt-Lee Arendse

Penalties: Damian Willemse, Cheslin Kolbe

TEAMS:

Ireland

15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Robert Baloucoune, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Mack Hansen, 10 Johnny Sexton (captain), 9 Conor Murray, 8 Caelan Doris, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Peter O’Mahony, 5 James Ryan, 4 Tadhg Beirne, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Dan Sheehan, 1 Andrew Porter

Substitutes: 16 Rob Herring, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Finlay Bealham, 19 Kieran Treadwell, 20 Jack Conan, 21 Jamison Gibson-Park, 22 Joey Carbery, 23 Jimmy O’Brien

South Africa

15 Cheslin Kolbe, 14 Kurt-Lee Arendse, 13 Jesse Kriel, 12 Damian de Allende, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Damian Willemse, 9 Jaden Hendrikse, 8 Jasper Wiese, 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit, 6 Siya Kolisi (captain), 5 Lood de Jager, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Malcolm Marx, 1 Steven Kitshoff

Substitutes: 16 Bongi Mbonambi, 17 Ox Nche, 18 Vincent Koch, 19 Franco Mostert, 20 Deon Fourie, 21 Kwagga Smith, 22 Faf de Klerk, 23 Willie le Roux