Match Stats | South Africa v Ireland

Ciaran Frawley kicked two drop goals in the final 10 minutes as Ireland came from behind to edge out World Champions South Africa with a 25-24 margin in Durban to level the two-game series.

We looked at some stats from this epic clash

General

Possession

South Africa | 47%

Ireland | 53%

Territory

South Africa | 49%

Ireland | 51%

Ireland enjoyed 51% of the territory

Meters

South Africa | 335

Ireland | 295

Offloads

South Africa | 8

Ireland | 6

Rucks Won

South Africa | 68

Ireland | 88

Tackles Made

South Africa | 122

Ireland | 117

South Africa (122) made 5 more tackles than Ireland(117)


Tackles missed

South Africa | 15

Ireland | 21

Setpieces

Lineout success

South Africa | 82%

Ireland | 89%

Scrum success

South Africa | 100%

Ireland | 56%

Top Players

Most meters - Feinberg-Mngomezulu (62)

Most defenders beaten - Feinberg-Mngomezulu (6)

Most breaks
Calvin Nash-3

Most carries

Jamie Osborne (16)

Most offloads

RG Snyman (3)

Most tackles

Josh van der Flier (15)

Well done to both teams on a great series!