Pieter-Steph du Toit of South Africa (Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images)
Let’s be
under no illusions… South Africa had to dig extremely deep to smash their
three-game losing streak against a resilient Ireland at Loftus on Saturday.
The very
least the visitors deserved, in the first of two Tests, was to end it within
one-score distance of the Springboks at 27-20 because earlier 20-8 and 27-15
advantages in favour of the World Cup-holders during the final quarter had unjust
looks about them.
In a game where
several borderline decisions by referee Luke Pearce and his co-officials went
the way of the Boks, they were still decent enough value for the outcome as
they exercised superior control for the most part.
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