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Saturday 28 November 2009
Croke Park
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Ireland

15 - 10

HT: 6 - 10
South Africa
Springboks Succumb to Inspired Ireland
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Match Page - Overview - Head to Head

Head to Head

41
Played
41
21
Wins
19
1
Draws
1

Match Page - Overview - Ireland Senior Form Guide

Recent Ireland Men Form

W

Ita

17 - 22

L

Fra

27 - 42

W

Wal

18 - 27

W

Sco

18 - 32

W

Eng

27 - 22

W

Aus

22 - 19

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With new out-half Jonathan Sexton kicking five penalty goals, Ireland finished 2009 in some style with a fiery 15-10 win…
Preview Lineups

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Line Ups

Rob Kearney

15

Zane Kirchner

Tommy Bowe

14

JP Pietersen

Brian O'Driscoll

13

Jaque Fourie

Paddy Wallace

12

Wynand Olivier

Keith Earls

11

Bryan Habana

Johnny Sexton

10

Morne Steyn

Tomas O'Leary

9

Fourie du Preez

Cian Healy

1

Tendai Mtawarira

Jerry Flannery

2

John Smit

John Hayes

3

BJ Botha

Donncha O'Callaghan

4

Andries Bekker

Paul O'Connell

5

Victor Matfield

Stephen Ferris

6

Heinrich Brussow

David Wallace

7

Schalk Burger

Jamie Heaslip

8

Danie Rossouw

Replacements

Sean Cronin

16

Bismarck du Plessis

Tony Buckley

17

CJ van der Linde

Leo Cullen

18

Francois Hougaard

Sean O'Brien

19

Jean Deysel

Peter Stringer

20

Dewald Potgieter

Ronan O'Gara

21

Ruan Pienaar

Gordon D'Arcy

22

Jean de Villiers

23

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Match Page - Live - Summary

Score Card

15-10

Tries

Schalk Burger 16'

Conversions

Morne Steyn 17'

Drop Goals

Morne Steyn 24'

Penalties

Johnny Sexton 9' , 29' , 48' , 51' , 66'

Match Page - Live - Timeline

Match Timeline

-

Missed penalty 75'

Johnny Sexton

-

Substitute 71'

Off: Dewald Potgieter

On: Andries Bekker

-

Missed penalty 68'

Ruan Pienaar

15 - 10

Penalty 66'

Johnny Sexton

-

Substitute 64'

Off: Wynand Olivier

On: Jean de Villiers

-

Substitute 61'

Off: Andries Bekker

On: Dewald Potgieter

-

Substitute 61'

Off: Morne Steyn

On: Ruan Pienaar

-

Missed penalty 61'

Johnny Sexton

12 - 10

Penalty 51'

Johnny Sexton

-

Substitute 48'

Off: BJ Botha

On: Bismarck du Plessis

-

Substitute 48'

Off: CJ van der Linde

On: Tendai Mtawarira

9 - 10

Penalty 48'

Johnny Sexton

-

Substitute 45'

Off: Stephen Ferris

On: Sean O'Brien

-

Missed penalty 44'

Morne Steyn

-

Substitute 43'

Off: Tendai Mtawarira

On: CJ van der Linde

-

Missed penalty 40'

Morne Steyn

-

Missed penalty 39'

Morne Steyn

6 - 10

Penalty 29'

Johnny Sexton

3 - 10

Drop goal 24'

Morne Steyn

-

Substitute 22'

Off: Paddy Wallace

On: Gordon D'Arcy

3 - 7

Conversion 17'

Morne Steyn

3 - 5

Try 16'

Schalk Burger

3 - 0

Penalty 9'

Johnny Sexton

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Match Page - Live - Summary

Score Card

15-10

Tries

Schalk Burger 16'

Conversions

Morne Steyn 17'

Drop Goals

Morne Steyn 24'

Penalties

Johnny Sexton 9' , 29' , 48' , 51' , 66'

Match Page - Live - Timeline

Match Timeline

-

Missed penalty 75'

Johnny Sexton

-

Substitute 71'

Off: Dewald Potgieter

On: Andries Bekker

-

Missed penalty 68'

Ruan Pienaar

15 - 10

Penalty 66'

Johnny Sexton

-

Substitute 64'

Off: Wynand Olivier

On: Jean de Villiers

-

Substitute 61'

Off: Andries Bekker

On: Dewald Potgieter

-

Substitute 61'

Off: Morne Steyn

On: Ruan Pienaar

-

Missed penalty 61'

Johnny Sexton

12 - 10

Penalty 51'

Johnny Sexton

-

Substitute 48'

Off: BJ Botha

On: Bismarck du Plessis

-

Substitute 48'

Off: CJ van der Linde

On: Tendai Mtawarira

9 - 10

Penalty 48'

Johnny Sexton

-

Substitute 45'

Off: Stephen Ferris

On: Sean O'Brien

-

Missed penalty 44'

Morne Steyn

-

Substitute 43'

Off: Tendai Mtawarira

On: CJ van der Linde

-

Missed penalty 40'

Morne Steyn

-

Missed penalty 39'

Morne Steyn

6 - 10

Penalty 29'

Johnny Sexton

3 - 10

Drop goal 24'

Morne Steyn

-

Substitute 22'

Off: Paddy Wallace

On: Gordon D'Arcy

3 - 7

Conversion 17'

Morne Steyn

3 - 5

Try 16'

Schalk Burger

3 - 0

Penalty 9'

Johnny Sexton

Match Pages - Historical - Performance (Pre-Opta)

Ireland Men South Africa
  • T - Tries
  • C - Conversions
  • DG - Drop Goals
  • P - Penalties
  • MC - Missed Conversions
  • MP - Missed Penalties
  • MDG - Missed Drop Goals
  • Pts - Points
  • Mins - Minutes Played
  • YC - Yellow Cards
  • RC - Red Cards
Pos Player T C DG P MC MP MDG Pts Mins YC RC
15 Rob Kearney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 - -
14 Tommy Bowe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 - -
13 Brian O'Driscoll 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 - -
12 Paddy Wallace 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 - -
11 Keith Earls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 - -
10 Johnny Sexton 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 15 80 - -
9 Tomas O'Leary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 - -
1 Cian Healy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 - -
2 Jerry Flannery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 - -
3 John Hayes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 - -
4 Donncha O'Callaghan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 - -
5 Paul O'Connell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 - -
6 Stephen Ferris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 - -
7 David Wallace 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 - -
8 Jamie Heaslip 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 - -
Replacements
16 Sean Cronin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -
17 Tony Buckley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -
18 Leo Cullen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -
19 Sean O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 - -
20 Peter Stringer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -
21 Ronan O'Gara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -
22 Gordon D'Arcy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 - -
Pos Player T C DG P MC MP MDG PTS Mins YC RC
15 Zane Kirchner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 - -
14 JP Pietersen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 - -
13 Jaque Fourie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 - -
12 Wynand Olivier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 - -
11 Bryan Habana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 - -
10 Morne Steyn 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 5 61 - -
9 Fourie du Preez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 - -
1 Tendai Mtawarira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 - -
2 John Smit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 - -
3 BJ Botha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 - -
4 Andries Bekker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 - -
5 Victor Matfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 - -
6 Heinrich Brussow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 - -
7 Schalk Burger 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 80 - -
8 Danie Rossouw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 - -
Replacements
16 Bismarck du Plessis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 - -
17 CJ van der Linde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 - -
18 Francois Hougaard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -
19 Jean Deysel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -
20 Dewald Potgieter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 - -
21 Ruan Pienaar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 - -
22 Jean de Villiers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 - -

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