2024 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa

2024 Ireland rugby union tour of South Africa
Coach(es)Andy Farrell
Tour captain(s)Peter O'Mahony
Caelan Doris
Top test point scorer(s)Jack Crowley (19)
Top test try scorer(s)Conor Murray (2)
Summary
P W D L
Total
02 01 00 01
Test match
02 01 00 01
Opponent
P W D L
 South Africa
2 1 0 1
Tour chronology
Previous tourNew Zealand 2022

The Ireland rugby union team toured South Africa in July 2024. They played two test matches against the South Africa rugby union team, as part of the 2024 Summer Internationals.[1] It was Ireland's seventh tour to South Africa, and their first test series against the Springboks since 2016.[2]

Fixtures

Date Venue Home Score Away Source
6 July 2024 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria South Africa  27–20  Ireland Report
13 July 2024 Kings Park Stadium, Durban South Africa  24–25  Ireland Report

Squads

Ireland

On 18 June 2024, Ireland head coach Andy Farrell named a 35-player squad for the summer tests against South Africa.[3] Dave Heffernan and the uncapped Nathan Doak were added to the squad after injuries to Craig Casey and Dan Sheehan in the first test.[4]

Ages, caps and clubs are as of 13 July 2024

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Dave Heffernan Hooker (1991-01-31)31 January 1991 (aged 33) 7 Ireland Connacht
Rob Herring Hooker (1990-04-27)27 April 1990 (aged 34) 40 Ireland Ulster
Rónan Kelleher Hooker (1998-01-24)24 January 1998 (aged 26) 33 Ireland Leinster
Dan Sheehan Hooker (1998-09-17)17 September 1998 (aged 25) 27 Ireland Leinster
Finlay Bealham Prop (1991-10-09)9 October 1991 (aged 32) 42 Ireland Connacht
Tadhg Furlong Prop (1992-11-14)14 November 1992 (aged 31) 78 Ireland Leinster
Cian Healy Prop (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 36) 131 Ireland Leinster
Oli Jager Prop (1995-07-05)5 July 1995 (aged 29) 1 Ireland Munster
Tom O'Toole Prop (1998-09-23)23 September 1998 (aged 25) 13 Ireland Ulster
Andrew Porter Prop (1996-01-16)16 January 1996 (aged 28) 66 Ireland Leinster
Ryan Baird Lock (1999-07-26)26 July 1999 (aged 24) 22 Ireland Leinster
Tadhg Beirne Lock (1992-01-08)8 January 1992 (aged 32) 52 Ireland Munster
Cormac Izuchukwu Lock (2000-01-28)28 January 2000 (aged 24) 0 Ireland Ulster
Joe McCarthy Lock (2001-03-26)26 March 2001 (aged 23) 12 Ireland Leinster
James Ryan Lock (1996-07-24)24 July 1996 (aged 27) 64 Ireland Leinster
Caelan Doris Back row (1998-04-02)2 April 1998 (aged 26) 43 Ireland Leinster
Peter O'Mahony (c) Back row (1989-09-17)17 September 1989 (aged 34) 107 Ireland Munster
Cian Prendergast Back row (2000-02-23)23 February 2000 (aged 24) 3 Ireland Connacht
Nick Timoney Back row (1995-08-01)1 August 1995 (aged 28) 3 Ireland Ulster
Josh van der Flier Back row (1993-04-25)25 April 1993 (aged 31) 64 Ireland Leinster
Caolin Blade Scrum-half (1994-04-29)29 April 1994 (aged 30) 3 Ireland Connacht
Craig Casey Scrum-half (1999-04-19)19 April 1999 (aged 25) 15 Ireland Munster
Nathan Doak Scrum-half (2001-12-17)17 December 2001 (aged 22) 0 Ireland Ulster
Conor Murray Scrum-half (1989-04-20)20 April 1989 (aged 35) 118 Ireland Munster
Jack Crowley Fly-half (2000-01-13)13 January 2000 (aged 24) 16 Ireland Munster
Sam Prendergast Fly-half (2003-02-12)12 February 2003 (aged 21) 0 Ireland Leinster
Bundee Aki Centre (1990-04-07)7 April 1990 (aged 34) 57 Ireland Connacht
Robbie Henshaw Centre (1993-06-12)12 June 1993 (aged 31) 74 Ireland Leinster
Stuart McCloskey Centre (1992-08-06)6 August 1992 (aged 31) 18 Ireland Ulster
Jamie Osborne Centre (2001-11-16)16 November 2001 (aged 22) 2 Ireland Leinster
Garry Ringrose Centre (1995-01-26)26 January 1995 (aged 29) 60 Ireland Leinster
Jordan Larmour Wing (1997-06-10)10 June 1997 (aged 27) 32 Ireland Leinster
James Lowe Wing (1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 31) 33 Ireland Leinster
Calvin Nash Wing (1997-08-08)8 August 1997 (aged 26) 8 Ireland Munster
Jacob Stockdale Wing (1996-04-03)3 April 1996 (aged 28) 37 Ireland Ulster
Ciarán Frawley Fullback (1997-12-04)4 December 1997 (aged 26) 6 Ireland Leinster
Jimmy O'Brien Fullback (1996-11-27)27 November 1996 (aged 27) 8 Ireland Leinster

South Africa

On 25 June 2024, South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus named a 39-player squad for their incoming test series, with matches against Ireland and Portugal.[5]

Ages, caps and clubs are as of 6 July 2024, the date of the first test.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Johan Grobbelaar Hooker (1997-12-30)30 December 1997 (aged 26) 0 South Africa Bulls
Malcolm Marx Hooker (1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 29) 65 Japan Kubota Spears
Bongi Mbonambi Hooker (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 33) 69 South Africa Sharks
Jan-Hendrik Wessels Hooker (2001-05-08)8 May 2001 (aged 23) 0 South Africa Bulls
Thomas du Toit Prop (1995-05-03)3 May 1995 (aged 29) 18 England Bath
Vincent Koch Prop (1990-03-13)13 March 1990 (aged 34) 50 South Africa Sharks
Frans Malherbe Prop (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 33) 70 South Africa Stormers
Ox Nché Prop (1995-07-23)23 July 1995 (aged 28) 29 South Africa Sharks
Trevor Nyakane Prop (1989-05-04)4 May 1989 (aged 35) 67 South Africa Sharks
Gerhard Steenekamp Prop (1997-04-09)9 April 1997 (aged 27) 1 South Africa Bulls
Ben-Jason Dixon Lock (1998-04-29)29 April 1998 (aged 26) 1 South Africa Stormers
Eben Etzebeth Lock (1991-10-29)29 October 1991 (aged 32) 120 South Africa Sharks
Salmaan Moerat Lock (1998-03-06)6 March 1998 (aged 26) 3 South Africa Stormers
Franco Mostert Lock (1990-11-27)27 November 1990 (aged 33) 74 Japan Mie Honda Heat
RG Snyman Lock (1995-01-29)29 January 1995 (aged 29) 34 Ireland Leinster
Phepsi Buthelezi Back row (1999-05-30)30 May 1999 (aged 25) 0 South Africa Sharks
Pieter-Steph du Toit Back row (1992-08-20)20 August 1992 (aged 31) 77 Japan Toyota Verblitz
Siya Kolisi (c) Back row (1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 33) 83 France Racing 92
Evan Roos Back row (2000-01-21)21 January 2000 (aged 24) 6 South Africa Stormers
Kwagga Smith Back row (1993-06-11)11 June 1993 (aged 31) 41 Japan Shizuoka Blue Revs
Marco van Staden Back row (1995-08-25)25 August 1995 (aged 28) 18 South Africa Bulls
Jasper Wiese Back row (1995-10-21)21 October 1995 (aged 28) 27 Japan Urayasu D-Rocks
Faf de Klerk Scrum-half (1991-10-19)19 October 1991 (aged 32) 56 Japan Yokohama Canon Eagles
Cobus Reinach Scrum-half (1990-02-07)7 February 1990 (aged 34) 32 France Montpellier
Morné van den Berg Scrum-half (1997-10-24)24 October 1997 (aged 26) 0 South Africa Lions
Grant Williams Scrum-half (1996-07-02)2 July 1996 (aged 28) 9 South Africa Sharks
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu Fly-half (2002-02-22)22 February 2002 (aged 22) 1 South Africa Stormers
Manie Libbok Fly-half (1997-07-15)15 July 1997 (aged 26) 14 South Africa Stormers
Handré Pollard Fly-half (1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 30) 69 England Leicester Tigers
Lukhanyo Am Centre (1993-11-28)28 November 1993 (aged 30) 35 South Africa Sharks
Damian de Allende Centre (1991-11-25)25 November 1991 (aged 32) 79 Japan Saitama Wild Knights
André Esterhuizen Centre (1994-03-30)30 March 1994 (aged 30) 17 South Africa Sharks
Jesse Kriel Centre (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 30) 69 Japan Yokohama Canon Eagles
Kurt-Lee Arendse Wing (1996-06-17)17 June 1996 (aged 28) 15 South Africa Bulls
Cheslin Kolbe Wing (1993-10-28)28 October 1993 (aged 30) 31 Japan Suntory Sungoliath
Makazole Mapimpi Wing (1990-07-26)26 July 1990 (aged 33) 42 South Africa Sharks
Edwill van der Merwe Wing (1996-04-12)12 April 1996 (aged 28) 1 South Africa Lions
Aphelele Fassi Fullback (1998-01-23)23 January 1998 (aged 26) 3 South Africa Sharks
Willie le Roux Fullback (1989-08-18)18 August 1989 (aged 34) 93 South Africa Bulls

Matches

South Africa vs Ireland (1st test)

6 July 2024
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa 27–20 Ireland
Try: Arendse 2' c
Kolbe 64' c
Penalty try 77'
Con: Pollard (2/2) 3', 66'
Pen: Pollard (2/5) 17', 28'		ReportTry: Osborne 34' m
Murray 74' c
Baird 78' c
Con: Crowley (1/3) 75'
Pen: Crowley (1/2) 12'
Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria[6]
Attendance: 50,066[7]
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
FB 15 Willie le Roux
RW 14 Cheslin Kolbe
OC 13 Jesse Kriel
IC 12 Damian de Allende
LW 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse Yellow card 74'
FH 10 Handré Pollard downward-facing red arrow 73'
SH 9 Faf de Klerk downward-facing red arrow 59'
N8 8 Kwagga Smith
BF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
OF 6 Siya Kolisi (c) downward-facing red arrow 49'
RL 5 Franco Mostert downward-facing red arrow 49'
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth downward-facing red arrow 49'
TP 3 Frans Malherbe downward-facing red arrow 49'
HK 2 Bongi Mbonambi downward-facing red arrow 49'
LP 1 Ox Nché downward-facing red arrow 49'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Malcolm Marx upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 17 Gerhard Steenekamp upward-facing green arrow 49'
PR 18 Vincent Koch upward-facing green arrow 49'
LK 19 Salmaan Moerat upward-facing green arrow 49'
LK 20 RG Snyman upward-facing green arrow 49'
FL 21 Marco van Staden upward-facing green arrow 49'
SH 22 Grant Williams upward-facing green arrow 59'
FH 23 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu upward-facing green arrow 73'
Coach:
South Africa Rassie Erasmus
FB 15 Jamie Osborne downward-facing red arrow 50'
RW 14 Calvin Nash
OC 13 Robbie Henshaw downward-facing red arrow 41'
IC 12 Bundee Aki
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Jack Crowley
SH 9 Craig Casey downward-facing red arrow 63'
N8 8 Caelan Doris
OF 7 Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Peter O'Mahony (c) downward-facing red arrow 49'
RL 5 Tadhg Beirne
LL 4 Joe McCarthy downward-facing red arrow 49'
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong downward-facing red arrow 62'
HK 2 Dan Sheehan downward-facing red arrow 41'
LP 1 Andrew Porter downward-facing red arrow 73'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rónan Kelleher Yellow card 77' upward-facing green arrow 41'
PR 17 Cian Healy upward-facing green arrow 73'
PR 18 Finlay Bealham upward-facing green arrow 62'
LK 19 James Ryan upward-facing green arrow 49'
LK 20 Ryan Baird upward-facing green arrow 49'
SH 21 Conor Murray upward-facing green arrow 63'
FH 22 Ciarán Frawley upward-facing green arrow 50'
CE 23 Garry Ringrose upward-facing green arrow 41'
Coach:
England Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Pieter-Steph du Toit (South Africa)
Assistant referees:
Karl Dickson (England)
Mike Adamson (Scotland)
Television match official:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)
Foul play review officer:
Ian Tempest (England)

Notes:

  • Jamie Osborne (Ireland) made his international debut.[8]
  • This was South Africa's first victory over Ireland since 2016.

South Africa vs Ireland (2nd test)

13 July 2024
17:00 SAST (UTC+02)
South Africa 24–25 Ireland
Pen: Pollard (8/8) 18', 34', 44', 47', 52', 56', 60', 64'ReportTry: Murray 13' c
Con: Crowley (1/1) 14'
Pen: Crowley (4/4) 5', 37', 40+1', 58'
Drop: Frawley (2/2) 69', 80'
Kings Park Stadium, Durban[6]
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)
FB 15 Willie le Roux downward-facing red arrow 2'
RW 14 Cheslin Kolbe
OC 13 Jesse Kriel
IC 12 Damian de Allende
LW 11 Kurt-Lee Arendse
FH 10 Handré Pollard
SH 9 Faf de Klerk downward-facing red arrow 44'
N8 8 Kwagga Smith
BF 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
OF 6 Siya Kolisi (c) downward-facing red arrow 50'
RL 5 Franco Mostert downward-facing red arrow 16'
LL 4 Eben Etzebeth red cross icon 8' to 16' downward-facing red arrow 71' upward-facing green arrow 73'
TP 3 Frans Malherbe downward-facing red arrow 45'
HK 2 Bongi Mbonambi downward-facing red arrow 45'
LP 1 Ox Nché downward-facing red arrow 56'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Malcolm Marx upward-facing green arrow 45'
PR 17 Gerhard Steenekamp upward-facing green arrow 56'
PR 18 Vincent Koch upward-facing green arrow 45'
LK 19 Salmaan Moerat upward-facing green arrow 71' downward-facing red arrow 73'
LK 20 RG Snyman upward-facing green arrow 8'
FL 21 Marco van Staden upward-facing green arrow 50'
SH 22 Grant Williams upward-facing green arrow 44'
FH 23 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu upward-facing green arrow 2'
Coach:
South Africa Rassie Erasmus
FB 15 Jamie Osborne
RW 14 Calvin Nash downward-facing red arrow 61'
OC 13 Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Robbie Henshaw
LW 11 James Lowe
FH 10 Jack Crowley downward-facing red arrow 59'
SH 9 Conor Murray downward-facing red arrow 59'
N8 8 Caelan Doris (c) Yellow card 46'
OF 7 Josh van der Flier downward-facing red arrow 56'
BF 6 Tadhg Beirne
RL 5 James Ryan downward-facing red arrow 56'
LL 4 Joe McCarthy
TP 3 Tadhg Furlong downward-facing red arrow 44'
HK 2 Rónan Kelleher downward-facing red arrow 65'
LP 1 Andrew Porter downward-facing red arrow 56'
Replacements:
HK 16 Rob Herring upward-facing green arrow 65'
PR 17 Cian Healy upward-facing green arrow 56'
PR 18 Finlay Bealham upward-facing green arrow 44'
LK 19 Ryan Baird upward-facing green arrow 56'
FL 20 Peter O'Mahony upward-facing green arrow 56'
SH 21 Caolin Blade upward-facing green arrow 59'
FH 22 Ciarán Frawley upward-facing green arrow 59'
CE 23 Stuart McCloskey upward-facing green arrow 61'
Coach:
England Andy Farrell

Player of the Match:
Ox Nché (South Africa)
Assistant referees:
Luke Pearce (England)
Craig Evans (Wales)
Television match official:
Ian Tempest (England)
Foul play review officer:
Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fixtures Confirmed For Ireland's Summer Tour To South Africa". Irish Rugby. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Ireland claim historic victory over South Africa in Cape Town". The Irish Times. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Farrell Names 35-Player Ireland Men's Squad For South Africa Tour". Irish Rugby. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Ireland Squad Update". Irish Rugby. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  5. ^ Erasmus names strong squad for Castle Lager Incoming Series
  6. ^ a b "Mouthwatering 2024 home Test schedule revealed". 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  7. ^ "World champions Springboks beat Ireland in Loftus thriller to take series lead". msn.com. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Osborne to make Ireland debut against Springboks". BBC Sport. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.