South African View: de Villiers And Smit
South African coach Peter de Villiers and team captain John Smit give their take on the 15-10 defeat to Ireland at Croke Park on Saturday. de Villiers said: "If you look at the last three games we've played, we've went down in the second half. I always knew it was going to be tough in the second half. We are not looking for excuses - the Irish team took their chances and they were the big winners on the night."

South African coach Peter de Villiers and team captain John Smit give their take on the 15-10 defeat to Ireland at Croke Park on Saturday. de Villiers said: “If you look at the last three games we’ve played, we’ve went down in the second half. I always knew it was going to be tough in the second half. We are not looking for excuses – the Irish team took their chances and they were the big winners on the night.”