South Africa vs. Ireland: Score, Reaction from 2016 International Test, Game 1

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Published: June 11, 2016

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The 14 men of Ireland started their tour of South Africa with a bang on Saturday after defeating the Springboks 26-20 in Cape Town, where tries from Jared Payne and Conor Murray guided them to victory at Newlands.

Ireland were unfortunate to be reduced to 14 men after back-row star CJ Stander was sent off for a collision with Pat Lambie. A jumping attempt to block a kick saw Stander knock the Springboks fly-half out with his hip.



The victory was Ireland's first-ever in South Africa, and their maiden triumph came under a deserved banner after they fought on through the vast majority of the tie despite their one-man deficit.

Fly-half Paddy Jackson had a mixed display but contributed 16 points to the scoreline after notching three penalties, two conversions and a drop goal for Ireland. After Ireland under-20s defeated New Zealand under-20s at the Junior World Championship earlier in the day, it was a memorable 24 hours for Irish rugby, per The42.ie:



Ireland coach Joe Schmidt made the decision to switch Payne to his more accustomed position at full-back for Saturday's clash, and it paid dividends almost immediately after the Kiwi surged through in the 10th minute.

Ulster team-mate Luke Marshall took his spot in the centre, and the club connection proved to be potent, as the midfielder grubbered through for Payne to touch down early on.

Rugby writer Simon Hick noted the effectiveness of Payne's move back to his regular position at Ulster:



The elation was fairly short-lived for the travelling party, however, when Stander was shown his marching orders for an attempted kick block on Lambie in the 22nd minute.

The contact was clear. Stander leaped to prevent the punt, knocking Lambie cold as a result; however, rugby journalists Ben Coles and Alex Shaw touched on the red card perhaps not being deserved:

Article Source: Bleacher Report - Rugby Union

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