Ireland 10 South Africa 5James Topping’s side beat South Africa 10-5 in a nervy opening pool A game at the Stade de France this afternoon. South Africa were reduced to six players for two minutes when Ryan Oosthuizen got a yellow card midway through the second half for a high tackle on Gavin Mullin. Ireland made the most of their player advantage with the irrepressible Terry Kennedy cutting through the South Africa defence to score his first try of these Olympics. While South Africa scored a late try through their captain Selvyn Davids, Ireland held on for a 10-5 win. South Africa: C Grobbelaar, R Oosthuizen, Z Davids, Q Nortje, T Leyds, S Davids, S van Wyk.

Source: Irish Independent July 24, 2024 17:40 UTC