World Champions the Springboks have beaten Ireland for the first time since 2016 with a hard fought 27-20 victory at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria.
With the worlds two top ranked teams battling it out, the encounter was not going to be anything short of a blockbuster.
The Springboks got onto the scoreboard first with a converted Kurt-Lee Arendse try in the third minute.
The Irish got a penalty shortly after to reduce the gap to four points.
The more the 50 000 strong crowd had a lot to cheer, with the Boks going into the break 13-8 in front.
