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Erasmus Pleased to Get Irish Monkey Off South Africa's Back
South Africa won 24-13 at Aviva Stadium, ending a 13-year losing streak in Dublin amid multiple Irish player cards, Springbok tries, and strong pressure.
- On Saturday, South Africa beat Ireland 24-13 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, with Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu's second-half try proving decisive.
- Ireland's ill-discipline, marked by repeated infringements, left them with 12 players by half-time after sin-bins and yellow cards disrupted their usual multi-phase game, referee Matt Carley oversaw.
- Using dominant scrums and forwards, South Africa forced penalties and a penalty try, scoring four tries to one with Damian Willemse, Cobus Reinach, and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu among scorers.
- The victory ended a 13-year wait for the Springboks in Dublin and kept South Africa unbeaten on their Europe tour, reinforcing their status as world champions.
- A late scuffle after Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu's tackle and player selfies heightened the post-match buzz, as match reporters called the game ill-disciplined and said it 'won't live long in the memory'.
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Erasmus pleased to get Irish monkey off South Africa's back
DUBLIN - South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus was pleased his team could get a monkey off their back on Saturday by winning in Dublin for the first time in 13 years and start to tip the scales of the sides' recent rivalry away from Ireland. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Erasmus pleased to get Irish monkey off South Africa's back
DUBLIN :South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus was pleased his team could get a monkey off their back on Saturday by winning in Dublin for the first time in 13 years and start to tip the scales of the sides' recent rivalry away from Ireland.South Africa dominated a chaotic game in which Ireland were handed one 20
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