SA
	No.	Name
15Damian Willemse, FB
14Kurt-Lee Arendse, W
13Jesse Kriel, C
12Damian de Allende, C
11Cheslin Kolbe, W T
10Manie Libbok, FH 
9Faf de Klerk, SH
1Steven Kitshoff, P
2Bongi Mbonambi, H
3Frans Malherbe, P
4Eben Etzebeth, L
5Franco Mostert, L
6Siya Kolisi, FL
7Pieter-Steph du Toit, FL
8Jasper Wiese, N8
Replacements
16Deon Fourie, R
17Ox Nche, R
18Trevor Nyakane, R
19Jean Kleyn, R
20RG Snyman, R
21Marco van Staden, R
22Kwagga Smith, R
23Cobus Reinach, R

IRE
	No.	Name
15Hugo Keenan, FB
14Mack Hansen, W T
13Garry Ringrose, C
12Bundee Aki, C
11James Lowe, W
10Johnny Sexton, FH  
9Jamison Gibson-Park, SH
1Andrew Porter, P
2Ronan Kelleher, H
3Tadhg Furlong, P
4Tadhg Beirne, L
5James Ryan, L
6Peter O'Mahony, FL
7Josh van der Flier, FL
8Caelan Doris, N8
16Dan Sheehan, R
17Dave Kilcoyne, R
18Finlay Bealham, R
19Iain Henderson, R
20Ryan Baird, R
21Conor Murray, R
22Jack Crowley, R 
23Robbie Henshaw, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Stade de France

8:00 PM, September 23, 2023

221d

Ireland muscle way past defending champ South Africa

Ireland underlined their status as the number one team in the world with a bruising 13-8 Rugby World Cup victory over defending champions South Africa.

Match Commentary

77'		8-13 Penalty goal - Jack Crowley , Ireland
75'		Substitute on - Cobus Reinach , South Africa
75'		Player substituted - Faf de Klerk , South Africa

Match Stats

IRE

51%

49%

48%

52%

IRE

89	Runs	93
383	Metres Run	218
4	Clean Breaks	4
134	Tackles	119
20	Missed Tackles	23
6	Turnover Knock On	8

Standings

Pool A
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	FRA	4	+178	18
2	NZL	4	+206	15
3	ITALY	4	-67	10
4	URUG	4	-99	5
5	NAMIB	4	-218	0
Pool B
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	IRE	4	+144	19
2	SA	4	+117	15
3	SCOT	4	+75	10
4	TONGA	4	-81	5
5	ROM	4	-255	0
Pool C
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	WALES	4	+84	19
2	FIJI	4	+5	11
3	AUS	4	-1	11
4	POR	4	-39	6
5	GEO	4	-49	3
Pool D
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	ENG	4	+111	18
2	ARG	4	+58	14
3	JPN	4	+2	9
4	SAMOA	4	+17	7
5	CHI	4	-188	0

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