Jack Crowley scored 14 points to help Ireland to a 25-24 victory against South Africa
Ciarán Frawley coolly landed a last-gasp drop goal as Ireland weathered a second-half storm to pull off a stunning 25-24 victory in Durban and secure a 1-1 series draw against South Africa.
But Frawley sensationally added to 14 points from the Ireland No 10, Jack Crowley, to secure a statement success from Farrell’s 50th Test as head coach. The extraordinary twist came at the end of an undisciplined second period from Ireland during which the stand-in captain, Caelan Doris, wassent to the sin bin.
Farrell dropped his skipper, Peter O’Mahony, to the bench as part of four personnel changes from the opening Test and warned his players to expect South Africa to be “twice as good” as seven days ago. The hosts stuck with an unchanged 23, including selecting the most experienced starting XV in the nation’s history, after a first success over Ireland since 2016.
A bruising encounter showed little sign of relenting and the Ireland prop Andrew Porter was bloodied for the second successive week after Pollard’s penalty put South Africa on the scoreboard. Ireland were dominantyet needed their alert full-back Osborne to produce a crucial last-ditch tackle metres from the try line to preserve their lead after Kwagga Smith charged down a Crowley kick to race clear.
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