The Springboks will celebrate a win over Ireland in Dublin, but will know they should have been better and won by more, after dominating the match.

If South Africa received a first-half red card against Ireland in Dublin this Saturday, could it win? The Springboks have been incredibly resilient to soak up first-half reds and still beat France 32-17 in Paris and Italy 32-14 in Turin over the last two weekends.

Ireland will feel they are back in sync after last week’s thumping 46-19 victory over Australia. Not since the opening part of the February second half against England did they look so potent and cohesive on the ball, and they deserve kudos for the margin of success.

Player ratings here after Ireland were clinically dispatched by a brutal South Africa team at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening.

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Ireland are all set for their mouth-watering clash against South Africa at the Aviva Stadium to round out their Autumn Nations Series. After a slow start against New Zealand and Japan, Ireland looked to be in the groove of things after they smashed the Wallabies last Saturday and look primed and ready to take on