Rory Best was irked during ‘heavyweight bout’ between Ireland and South Africa as none of the marginal calls seemed to go our way
Springboks
Ireland stay in the game; tuning into Lowe frequency; first-quarter panic costly; Ireland suffer on marginal call; making the kicks count
Ireland and South Africa clash saw lots of mistakes, but that did not take away from exciting nature of the match in Loftus Versfeld
Andy Farrell’s side were left to rue a couple of decisions and the bounce of the ball that went against them
Andy Farrell: ‘It’s the make-up of this team that even with the type of performance in the first half, we hung in there
Leinster player made mistakes on debut but there was also plenty to encourage Ireland head coach Andy Farrell
Errors prove costly for Ireland as they fail to overturn early deficit despite second half comeback in Pretoria
Ireland had some standout performers in the first Test with Caelan Doris putting in a huge shift
It’ll take an extraordinary performance for Ireland to win South Africa. Anything less won’t suffice
Ireland have only won one Test on South African soil. The odds are against them in Pretoria
Experienced official indicates protocol rewinds to last attacking possession excluding set-pieces
Saturday’s game will be the biggest test of the 23-year-old lock’s young international career
‘They try and make it personal in terms of confrontation … It’s very much a physical test, who is man enough to take you on one-on-one?’
From Malcolm Marx in the frontrow to talented Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu a game-breaker in the replacements
If coaching is an art form, then the man plotting Ireland’s downfall is the Picasso of coaching
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