Dublin , Ireland - 5 November 2022; Mack Hansen of Ireland, centre, celebrates with teammates Jimmy O'Brien, behind, and Hugo Keenan after scoring their side's second try during the Bank of Ireland Nations Series match between Ireland and South Africa at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. (Photo By Seb Daly/Sportsfile via Getty Images)Ireland did enough to beat world champion South Africa 19-16 in an arm wrestle at Lansdowne Road this morning to justify their ascent to No 1 in the rankings. But South Africa bit back through replacement forward Franco Mostert and wing Kurt-Lee Arendse, whose try in the left corner with three minutes to go threatened an upset in Dublin. The lead was stretched to 10 points when South Africa let a ball squirm out of a ruck they were in control of soon after, and the Irish pounced again. South Africa did eventually find their way over when Mostert bashed his way through a tackle to score.

Source: The Herald November 06, 2022 14:09 UTC